AMD Athlon X4 530 vs AMD Athlon II X2 215

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 530 and AMD Athlon II X2 215 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X4 530

AMD Athlon II X2 215

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 530

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1786 vs 994

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1786 vs 994

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 215

Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1045 vs 690

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1045 vs 690

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 530
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 215

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

690

1045

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1786

994

Name	AMD Athlon X4 530	AMD Athlon II X2 215
PassMark - Single thread mark	690	1045
PassMark - CPU mark	1786	994
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		597

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 530	AMD Athlon II X2 215
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Regor
OPN Tray	AD530XJAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2685	2699
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$11.99
Value for money (0-100)		38.69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2000 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	None
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		117 mm
Maximum frequency		2.7 GHz
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)