AMD Phenom X2 B60 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B60 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X2 B60

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B60

Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1346 vs 1141
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2627 vs 998

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark	2627 vs 998

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B60
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1346

1141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2627

998

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B60	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346	1141
PassMark - CPU mark	2627	998
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2453

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B60	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB60WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1854	1844
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Windsor
Launch date		August 2007
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		230 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
Manufacturing process technology		90 nm
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Transistor count		227 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1