AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 210e and AMD Athlon II X4 605e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 210e

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1105 vs 1009
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1105 vs 1009

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1997 vs 1105
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1997 vs 1105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 210e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 605e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1105
1009
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1105
1997
Name AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1105 1009
PassMark - CPU mark 1105 1997
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4113
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Essentials

Architecture codename Regor Propus
Launch date September 2010 October 2009
Place in performance rating 2173 2149
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $102
Price now $101.80
Value for money (0-100) 7.96

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 117 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 410 million 300 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 45 Watt