AMD Athlon II X4 605e vs AMD Opteron X2 265

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 605e and AMD Opteron X2 265 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.

AMD Athlon II X4 605e

AMD Opteron X2 265

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 28% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4x 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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	October 2009 vs May 2005
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 265

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 605e
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X2 265

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 605e	AMD Opteron X2 265
PassMark - Single thread mark	999
PassMark - CPU mark	1966
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4113
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 605e	AMD Opteron X2 265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Italy
Launch date	October 2009	May 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$102
Place in performance rating	2152	not rated
Price now	$101.80
Value for money (0-100)	7.96
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	300 million	233 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt