AMD Athlon II X4 605e vs AMD Athlon X2 4850e
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 605e and AMD Athlon X2 4850e 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 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 65 nm
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1009 vs 903
- 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1997 vs 783
- Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1433 vs 1198
- 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4113 vs 1990
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | October 2009 vs March 2008 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1009 vs 903 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1997 vs 783 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1433 vs 1198 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4113 vs 1990 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4850e
- Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Maximum frequency | 2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 605e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4850e
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X4 605e | AMD Athlon X2 4850e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1009 | 903 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1997 | 783 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1433 | 1198 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4113 | 1990 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e | AMD Athlon X2 4850e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Propus | Brisbane |
Launch date | October 2009 | March 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $102 | |
Place in performance rating | 2149 | 2167 |
Price now | $101.80 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 7.96 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 169 mm | 126 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Transistor count | 300 million | 154 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 45 Watt |