AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

Launch date	August 2007 vs September 2006
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131
PassMark - CPU mark	982
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2453

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Windsor
Launch date	August 2007	September 2006
Place in performance rating	1854	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	230 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	227 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt