AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE vs AMD Turion 64 ML-28

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and AMD Turion 64 ML-28 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 835 vs 314
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 720 vs 254
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2006 vs June 2005
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 835 vs 314
PassMark - CPU mark 720 vs 254

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 ML-28

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 ML-28

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
835
314
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
720
254
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE AMD Turion 64 ML-28
PassMark - Single thread mark 835 314
PassMark - CPU mark 720 254
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 Turion 64 ML-28

Essentials

Architecture codename Windsor Lancaster
Launch date May 2006 June 2005
Place in performance rating 3223 3241
Vertical segment Desktop Laptop
Series Turion 64

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 220 mm 125 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 154 million 114 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 800 MHz
Number of threads 1

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2 754
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

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