AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 600e and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE 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 X4 600e

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 913 vs 764
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1795 vs 675

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	913 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark	1795 vs 675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 600e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

913

764

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1795

675

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 600e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	913	764
PassMark - CPU mark	1795	675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1731

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 600e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Windsor
Launch date	October 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$130
Place in performance rating	2380	2352
Price now	$130.23
Value for money (0-100)	5.55
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)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	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)	45 Watt	65 Watt