AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

• CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 104 Watt
• Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 802 vs 552
• 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1507 vs 517

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

• Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	802 552
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1507 517

Compare specifications (specs)