AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 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 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm SOI vs 65 nm
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1350 vs 746
• 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2536 vs 653

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1350 746
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2536 653

Compare specifications (specs)