AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 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 31% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • 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
  • 3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.288 vs 1.147
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 11.963 vs 4.278
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.208 vs 0.086
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2009 vs September 2006
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
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
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.288 vs 1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.963 vs 4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.208 vs 0.086

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

  • 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 Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.288
1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
11.963
4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.208
0.086
Name AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.288 1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.963 4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.208 0.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.424
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 498

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Essentials

Architecture codename Deneb Windsor
Launch date November 2009 September 2006
Place in performance rating 3281 3297
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 3.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Transistor count 758 million 154 million
Unlocked

Memory

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