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.

 

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 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1043 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 1043 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
1043
653
Name AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1091 746
PassMark - CPU mark 1043 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 2646 2641
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