AMD Athlon X2 5050e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 5050e 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.

AMD Athlon X2 5050e

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 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 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 917 vs 802
5.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1252 vs 225
5.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2164 vs 427

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 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	917 vs 802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1252 vs 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2164 vs 427

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1507 vs 846

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1507 vs 846

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 5050e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

917

802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

846

1507

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1252

225

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2164

427

Name	AMD Athlon X2 5050e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	917	802
PassMark - CPU mark	846	1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1252	225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2164	427

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 5050e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Windsor
Launch date	October 2008	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2127	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	2.6 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