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| AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ vs Turion 64 X2 64 |
Released December, 2006
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | Higher clock speed 2.6 GHz |
![]() | Has virtualization support Yes | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.13 GHz |
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Released May, 2006
AMD Turion 64 X2 64
- 2.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Turion 64 X2 64
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W |
![]() | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 95 °C | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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Higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.13 GHz | vs | 1.76 GHz | More than 75% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.39 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Dec, 2006 | vs | May, 2006 | Release date 6 months later | |||
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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 | 28.44W | vs | 72.31W | 2.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 95 °C | vs | 70 °C | More than 35% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | 2.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | 2.5x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Better performance per watt | 1.82 pt/W | vs | 0.61 pt/W | Around 3x better performance per watt |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon 64 X2 5000+ vs Turion 64 X2 64
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
1,857
Turion 64 X2 64
1,494
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
3,326
Turion 64 X2 64
1,325
GeekBench
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
3,326
Turion 64 X2 64
4,018
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
1,170
Turion 64 X2 64
1,170
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
1,497
Turion 64 X2 64
1,311
PassMark (Single Core)
Turion 64 X2 64
655
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon 64 X2 5000+ | vs | Turion 64 X2 64 |
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Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
AM2 | |||
S1 | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | No | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes |
details | Athlon 64 X2 5000+ | vs | Turion 64 X2 64 |
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Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 90 nm | 65 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 70°C | Unknown - 95°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.13 GHz | 1.76 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.39 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.13 GHz | 1.76 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 89W | 35W | |
Annual home energy cost | 21.44 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 77.96 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 0.61 pt/W | 1.82 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 72.31W | 28.44W |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ ![]() | AMD Turion 64 X2 64 ![]() |
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