AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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).

AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 326 vs 266
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 569 vs 498
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.89 vs 1.147

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2008 vs September 2006
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	326 vs 266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	569 vs 498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.89 vs 1.147

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

326

266

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

569

498

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.89

1.147

Name	AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1049
PassMark - CPU mark	1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	326	266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	569	498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.89	1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.086

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kuma	Windsor
Launch date	December 2008	September 2006
Place in performance rating	2835	3307
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$53.09
Value for money (0-100)		7.68
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	450 million	154 million
Unlocked
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)