AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm

Launch date	April 2008 vs December 2006
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1614 vs 653

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1614 vs 653

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

653

1614

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	746	0
PassMark - CPU mark	653	1614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1300
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2136

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Windsor
Launch date	April 2008	December 2006
Place in performance rating	2644	2648
Price now	$24.99	$52.99
Value for money (0-100)	18.01	8.03
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	126 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.8 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)	89 Watt	89 Watt