3015e vs Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and 3015e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2040 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 26.97 |
| Architecture codename | Manchester (2005−2006) | Pollock (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | December 2006 (17 years ago) | 4 August 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $309 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and 3015e 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256K | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 220 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and 3015e 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 | no data |
| Socket | 939 | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and 3015e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and 3015e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 6 Watt |
3015e has 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 1383.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and 3015e. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 64 X2 4200+ is a desktop processor while 3015e is a notebook one.
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