Athlon X2 6500 BE vs Athlon X2 4050e

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 4050e and Athlon X2 6500 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameBrisbane (2007−2008)Kuma (2008−2009)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)September 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 4050e and Athlon X2 6500 BE 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache256 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size126 mm2285 mm2
Number of transistors154 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 4050e and Athlon X2 6500 BE 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
SocketAM2AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 4050e and Athlon X2 6500 BE are enumerated here.

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Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon X2 4050e has 111.1% lower power consumption.

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