AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 245 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 245

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1134 vs 802
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 225
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 648 vs 427

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs May 2006
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1134 vs 802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648 vs 427

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1507 vs 1126

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1507 vs 1126

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 245
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1134

802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1126

1507

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

225

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

648

427

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 245	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1134	802
PassMark - CPU mark	1126	1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648	427

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 245	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Windsor
Launch date	July 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	2619	2938
Price now	$34.95	$331.49
Value for money (0-100)	13.95	1.17
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.6 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