AMD Athlon II X4 620e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 620e and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 620e

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620e

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
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 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	May 2011 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
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 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 620e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 620e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	0
PassMark - CPU mark	2906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		195
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.981

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 620e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Windsor
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	May 2006
OPN PIB	AD620EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD620EHDK42GM
Place in performance rating	3316	3312
Series	AMD Athlon II X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
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	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	300 million	154 million
Unlocked
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	89 Watt