AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 BE-2300

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

CPU is newer: launch date 10 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

Launch date	October 2007 vs December 2006
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1019 vs 644
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 903 vs 570

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1019 vs 644
PassMark - CPU mark	903 vs 570

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

644

1019

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

570

903

Name	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	644	1019
PassMark - CPU mark	570	903
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		497

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Windsor
Launch date	October 2007	December 2006
Place in performance rating	2783	2755
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$149.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.91
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	126 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	227 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt