AMD Athlon II X4 620e vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 620e and AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon II X4 620e

AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620e

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 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
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2906 vs 646

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs June 2004
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 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 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2906 vs 646

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 620e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2906

646

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 620e	AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	2906	646

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 620e	AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Clawhammer
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	June 2004
OPN PIB	AD620EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD620EHDK42GM
Place in performance rating	3327	3337
Series	AMD Athlon II X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$30
Price now		$29.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.36
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
Die size	169 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	300 million	105 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt