Athlon 64 2600+ vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
13.08
+8620%
Athlon 64 2600+
2008
1 core / 1 thread, 15 Watt
0.15

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U outperforms Athlon 64 2600+ by a whopping 8620% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Athlon 64 2600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5813310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency82.520.95
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)Lima (2008−2009)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Athlon 64 2600+ 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads161
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography6 nm65 nm
Die size208 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data122 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Athlon 64 2600+ 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
SocketFP7AM2
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Athlon 64 2600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Athlon 64 2600+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Athlon 64 2600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Athlon 64 2600+.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 13.08
+8620%
Athlon 64 2600+ 0.15

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 20778
+8451%
Athlon 64 2600+ 243

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.08 0.15
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 16 1
Chip lithography 6 nm 65 nm

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has a 8620% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 2600+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 2600+ is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Athlon 64 2600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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