Athlon 64 FX-60 vs Atom x5-E8000

Place in the ranking	2789	2936
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	5x Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	11.55	0.39
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Toledo (2006)
Release date	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)	January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E8000 and Athlon 64 FX-60 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Boost clock speed	1.04 GHz	2.6 GHz
Multiplier	10	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	199 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E8000 and Athlon 64 FX-60 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	939
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Athlon 64 FX-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Athlon 64 FX-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (320 MHz)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Athlon 64 FX-60.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data

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.

Atom x5-E8000 0.61
+35.6%

Athlon 64 FX-60 0.45

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.

Atom x5-E8000 962
+35.7%

Athlon 64 FX-60 709

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.61	0.45
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	110 Watt

Atom x5-E8000 has a 35.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 2100% lower power consumption.

The Atom x5-E8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 FX-60 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom x5-E8000 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 FX-60 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-E8000 and Athlon 64 FX-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.