AMD Athlon X2 4450e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 4450e and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, 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).

AMD Athlon X2 4450e

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 802
4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1045 vs 225
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1701 vs 427

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2008 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066 vs 802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045 vs 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701 vs 427

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1507 vs 867

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1507 vs 867

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 4450e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1066

802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

867

1507

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1045

225

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1701

427

Name	AMD Athlon X2 4450e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066	802
PassMark - CPU mark	867	1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045	225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701	427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 4450e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Windsor
Launch date	April 2008	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2622	2938
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$331.49
Value for money (0-100)		1.17
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	126 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt