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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1009
903
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1997
783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1433
1198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4113
1990
Name AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon X2 4850e
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

Essentials

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

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

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 45 Watt