Ryzen 5 4600GE vs Athlon 64 FX-60
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 5 4600GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 773 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 26.93 |
| Architecture codename | Toledo (2006) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | January 2006 (18 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 5 4600GE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 33 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 199 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 233 million | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 5 4600GE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 939 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 5 4600GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 5 4600GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 5 4600GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 5 4600GE.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 4600GE has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 214.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 5 4600GE. We've got no test results to judge.
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