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AMD Athlon X2 5600+

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Much more l3 cache 1 MB vs 0 MB Compared to all cpus, 1 MB l3 cache is just OK
Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm vs 90 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,630 vs 2,030 Around 30% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score
Much better performance per watt 1.73 pt/W vs 0.68 pt/W More than 2.5x better performance per watt
Much more l3 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0 MB/core Compared to all cpus, 0.5 MB/core l3 cache per core is just OK
Higher clock speed 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Around 5% higher clock speed
Significantly lower typical power consumption 52.81W vs 72.31W More than 25% lower typical power consumption
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.64 GHz vs 3.26 GHz More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C vs 70 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Significantly lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year vs 21.44 $/year More than 25% lower annual home energy cost
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year vs 77.96 $/year More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon X2 5600+ vs II X2 245

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon X2 5600+
2,130.5
Athlon II X2 245
2,740

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon X2 5600+
1,140
Athlon II X2 245
1,486

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon X2 5600+
76.7 MB/s
Athlon II X2 245
116,550 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon X2 5600+
2,030
Athlon II X2 245
2,630

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon X2 5600+
3,366
Athlon II X2 245
4,374

GeekBench

Athlon X2 5600+
3,366
Athlon II X2 245
4,374

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Athlon X2 5600+
1,477
Athlon II X2 245
1,690

PassMark (Single Core)

Athlon X2 5600+
849
Athlon II X2 245
974

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Athlon X2 5600+  vs
II X2 245 
Clock speed 2.8 GHz 2.9 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
AM2
AM3
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
MMX
SSE3
SSE
3DNow!
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 89W 65W
Annual home energy cost 21.44 $/year 15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 77.96 $/year 56.94 $/year
Performance per watt 0.68 pt/W 1.73 pt/W
Typical power consumption 72.31W 52.81W

details

 Athlon X2 5600+  vs
II X2 245 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 2 2
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 1 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 0 MB 1 MB
L3 cache per core 0 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 90 nm 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Voltage range 1.3 - 1.35V 0.85 - 1.4V
Operating temperature 55 - 70°C Unknown - 74°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.26 GHz 3.64 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.4 GHz 4 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 1,643.2 1,955.2
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.26 GHz 3.64 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None None
Label N/A N/A
Latest DirectX N/A N/A
Number of displays supported N/A N/A
GPU clock speed N/A N/A
Turbo clock speed N/A N/A
3DMark06 N/A N/A
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