AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 215 and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 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 X2 BE-2350

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 215

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1023 vs 705
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 973 vs 591

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023 vs 705
PassMark - CPU mark	973 vs 591

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 215
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

705

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

973

591

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 215	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023	705
PassMark - CPU mark	973	591
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	597

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 215	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Brisbane
Launch date	October 2009	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$45
Place in performance rating	2698	2700
Price now	$11.99
Value for money (0-100)	38.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt