AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

• CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
• Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1018 vs 835
• Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 909 vs 720
• Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 279 vs 222
• Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 497 vs 397

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1018 835
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	909 720
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	279 222
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	497 397

Compare specifications (specs)