AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 220 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 5800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 746
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1038 vs 653

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs April 2008
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091 vs 746
PassMark - CPU mark	1038 vs 653

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1091

746

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1038

653

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 220	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091	746
PassMark - CPU mark	1038	653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	603

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 220	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Brisbane
Launch date	September 2010	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$32
Place in performance rating	2658	2650
Price now	$32.19	$24.99
Value for money (0-100)	14.92	18.01
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	2.8 GHz	3 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