AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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 5000+ EE

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.086

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Windsor
Launch date	September 2006	September 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	3297
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$53.09
Value for money (0-100)		7.68
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt