Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Athlon 64 X2 5600+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 5600+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.57
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
2024
8 cores / 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c threads, 28 Watt
14.08
+2370%

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by a whopping 2370% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2827523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency0.6047.34
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024)
Release dateDecember 2006 (18 years ago)1 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data54 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache512Kno data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography90 nm4 nm
Die size220 mm2no data
Number of transistors227 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM2FP8
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 880M

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 5600+ 0.57
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 14.08
+2370%

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 5600+ 903
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 22366
+2377%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 14.08
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 28 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ has -87.5% more threads.

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 2370.2% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 217.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 5600+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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