AMD FX-4130 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4130 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-4130

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4130

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1339 vs 1025
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2696 vs 911
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 470 vs 279
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1261 vs 497

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2013 vs December 2006
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1339 vs 1025
PassMark - CPU mark	2696 vs 911
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470 vs 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1261 vs 497

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4130
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1339

1025

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2696

911

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

470

279

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1261

497

Name	AMD FX-4130	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1339	1025
PassMark - CPU mark	2696	911
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470	279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1261	497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.229
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.644

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4130	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Windsor
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	January 2013	December 2006
OPN PIB	FD4130FRGUBOX
OPN Tray	FD4130FRW4MGU
Place in performance rating	2733	2741
Price now	$75.99	$149.95
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	16.16	2.91
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz
Die size	315 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.2875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	227 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	89 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)