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| AMD Athlon X2 6400+ vs 5200+ |
First seen on June, 2012
AMD Athlon X2 6400+
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X2 6400+
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz |
![]() | Much better PassMark score 1,795 | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Released August, 2010
AMD Athlon X2 5200+
- 2.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 5200+
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 68 °C | ![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.61 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
Much better PassMark score | 1,795 | vs | 1,383 | Around 30% better PassMark score | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.53 GHz | vs | 3.38 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 101.56W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 68 °C | vs | 55 °C | Around 25% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.61 GHz | vs | 3.42 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 30.11 $/year | Around 50% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 109.5 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon X2 6400+ vs 5200+
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 6400+
2,411
Athlon X2 5200+
1,563
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 6400+
1,330
Athlon X2 5200+
847
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 6400+
87.5 MB/s
Athlon X2 5200+
54.2 MB/s
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
Athlon X2 6400+
1,480
Athlon X2 5200+
1,170
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
Athlon X2 6400+
5,937
Athlon X2 5200+
4,657
sysmark 2007 (overall)
Athlon X2 6400+
139
Athlon X2 5200+
118
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Athlon X2 6400+
1,795
Athlon X2 5200+
1,383
PassMark (Single Core)
Athlon X2 6400+
968
Athlon X2 5200+
810
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon X2 6400+ | vs | 5200+ |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.7 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 | 125W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 30.11 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 109.5 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 0.56 pt/W | 0.78 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 101.56W | 52.81W |
details | Athlon X2 6400+ | vs | 5200+ |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 0 MB | 0 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 90 nm | 65 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 1.35 - 1.4V | 0.95 - 1.4V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 55°C | 55 - 68°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.42 GHz | 3.61 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.53 GHz | 3.38 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,625.2 | 1,603.5 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | 3.61 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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