AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Athlon XP 2600+ 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

CPU is newer: launch date 19 year(s) 10 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 140% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 1.92 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 130 nm
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
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 68 Watt
8.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3363 vs 380
90.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21866 vs 242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs January 2001
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 1.92 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363 vs 380
PassMark - CPU mark	21866 vs 242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3363

380

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21866

242

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Athlon XP 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363	380
PassMark - CPU mark	21866	242
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5608

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Barton
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$23
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	661	3184
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$23.03
Value for money (0-100)		4.76
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	1.92 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
Die size		101 mm
Transistor count		63 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	68 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)