AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	October 2007 vs February 2007
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1036 vs 749
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 934 vs 674
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.495 vs 1.084
5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3.655 vs 0.708

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1036 vs 749
PassMark - CPU mark	934 vs 674
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.495 vs 1.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.655 vs 0.708

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

749

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

674

934

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.084

1.495

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.708

3.655

Name	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	749	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	674	934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.084	1.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	0.708	3.655
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		288
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Windsor
Launch date	October 2007	February 2007
Place in performance rating	3130	3146
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$32.50
Value for money (0-100)		14.55
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	2.3 GHz	3 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	125 Watt