AMD Phenom II X4 900e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 900e and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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).

AMD Phenom II X4 900e

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 900e

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	June 2009 vs September 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 900e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 900e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	966
PassMark - CPU mark	1727
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.086

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 900e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Windsor
Launch date	June 2009	September 2006
Place in performance rating	2321	3307
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$53.09
Value for money (0-100)		7.68
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	758 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt