AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE vs AMD Athlon XP 2500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and AMD Athlon XP 2500+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

AMD Athlon XP 2500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 31% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 68 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 835 vs 353
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 720 vs 231

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs February 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	835 vs 353
PassMark - CPU mark	720 vs 231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

835

353

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

720

231

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE	AMD Athlon XP 2500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	835	353
PassMark - CPU mark	720	231
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	222
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE	AMD Athlon XP 2500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Barton
Launch date	May 2006	February 2003
Place in performance rating	3213	3199
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	1.83 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	68 Watt