Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 vs Pentium G4600T

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4600T and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1969	2828
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.30	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Power efficiency	5.20	0.49
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Toledo (2006)
Release date	3 January 2017 (8 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4600T and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	1000 MHz
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4600T and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 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)	no data
Socket	1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600T and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600T and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600T and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 630

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600T and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.91	0.57
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	110 Watt

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