Ryzen 7 2700X vs Athlon 64 X2 4600+

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 4600+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.45
Ryzen 7 2700X
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
11.02
+2349%

Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4600+ by a whopping 2349% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 2700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2943709
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.32
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency0.659.93
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release dateno data19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$350$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 2700X 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.35 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache256K96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm12 nm
Die size220 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors154 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 2700X 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket939AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 2700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 2700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 2700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 2700X.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 0.45
Ryzen 7 2700X 11.02
+2349%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 720
Ryzen 7 2700X 17509
+2332%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 227
Ryzen 7 2700X 1254
+452%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 409
Ryzen 7 2700X 6118
+1396%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 1930
Ryzen 7 2700X 5256
+172%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 3740
Ryzen 7 2700X 34763
+829%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 11.02
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 90 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ has 61.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 2700X, on the other hand, has a 2348.9% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 2700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 4600+ in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 4600+ and Ryzen 7 2700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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