AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD Athlon X2 5050e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 58% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
• 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 917
• 4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 846

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e

• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
• 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1252 vs 532
• Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2164 vs 1619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 5050e

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1558 917
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3410 846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	532 1252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1619 2164

Compare specifications (specs)