AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 450

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1302 vs 802
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1858 vs 1507
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 372 vs 225
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 941 vs 427

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs May 2006
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302 vs 802
PassMark - CPU mark	1858 vs 1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372 vs 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941 vs 427

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1302

802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

1507

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

372

225

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

941

427

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302	802
PassMark - CPU mark	1858	1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372	225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941	427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.184

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Windsor
Launch date	September 2010	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$45
Place in performance rating	2962	2927
Price now	$39.99	$331.49
Value for money (0-100)	19.32	1.17
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 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)	95 Watt	89 Watt