AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 215 and AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 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.

AMD Athlon II X2 215

AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 215

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1045 vs 677
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 994 vs 608

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs October 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1045 vs 677
PassMark - CPU mark	994 vs 608

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 4000+

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 215
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 4000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1045

677

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

994

608

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 215	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1045	677
PassMark - CPU mark	994	608
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	597

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 215	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	San Diego
Launch date	October 2009	October 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$160
Place in performance rating	2699	2743
Price now	$11.99	$11.99
Value for money (0-100)	38.69	14.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	105 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt