AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 220 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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 220

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
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

Launch date	September 2010 vs December 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1614 vs 1043
3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1300 vs 339
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2136 vs 603

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1614 vs 1043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1300 vs 339
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2136 vs 603

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1043

1614

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

339

1300

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

603

2136

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 220	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1043	1614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339	1300
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	603	2136

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 220	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Windsor
Launch date	September 2010	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$32
Place in performance rating	2647	2654
Price now	$32.19	$52.99
Value for money (0-100)	14.92	8.03
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 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	89 Watt