AMD FX-6200 vs AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6200 and AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-6200

AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6200

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
Around 71% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1400 vs 677
6.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4075 vs 608

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2012 vs October 2004
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
L1 cache	288 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1400 vs 677
PassMark - CPU mark	4075 vs 608

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6200
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 4000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1400

677

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4075

608

Name	AMD FX-6200	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1400	677
PassMark - CPU mark	4075	608
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.71
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.445

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6200	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	San Diego
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	February 2012	October 2004
OPN PIB	FD6200FRGUBOX
OPN Tray	FD6200FRW6KGU
Place in performance rating	2724	2730
Price now	$339.95	$11.99
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	5.31	14.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$160
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz
Die size	315 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Number of threads	6
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.3 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	105 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+	939
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™)