AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Intel Core i7-4790
Physical Specifications
| Socket | AMD Socket AM2 | Intel Socket 1150 |
|---|---|---|
| Process size | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Transistors | 154 million | 1,400 million |
| Die size | 126 mm² | 177 mm² |
| Package | µPGA | — |
| Foundry | — | Intel |
| tCaseMax | — | 72°C |
Performance
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
|---|---|---|
| Turbo clock | — | up to 4 GHz |
| Base clock | 200 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 14.5x | 36.0x |
| Multiplier unlocked | No | No |
| Voltage | 1.325 V | — |
| TDP | 65 W | 84 W |
Architecture Details
| Vertical Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Production status | End-of-life | Active |
| Release date | Feb 1st, 2008 | May 1st, 2014 |
| Codename | Brisbane | Haswell |
| Generation | Athlon 64 X2 | Core i7 |
| Part | ADO5600IAA5DO | unknown |
| Memory support | unknown Dual-channel | DDR3 Dual-channel |
| ECC memory | No | No |
| PCI Express | Gen 2 | Gen 3 |
Cores
| Total Cores | 2 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Total Threads | 2 | 8 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated graphics | — | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| Cache L1 | 256K | 64K (per core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cache L2 | 512K | 256K (per core) |
| Cache L3 | — | 8MB (shared) |
Features & Technologies
| 3DNow! | Yes | — |
|---|---|---|
| AES-NI | — | Yes |
| AMD-V | Yes | — |
| AMD64 | Yes | — |
| AVX | — | Yes |
| AVX2 | — | Yes |
| BMI1 | — | Yes |
| BMI2 | — | Yes |
| Boost 2.0 | — | Yes |
| CLMUL | — | Yes |
| EIST | — | Yes |
| F16C | — | Yes |
| FMA3 | — | Yes |
| HTT | — | Yes |
| Intel 64 | — | Yes |
| MMX | Yes | Yes |
| NX bit | Yes | — |
| SSE | Yes | Yes |
| SSE2 | Yes | Yes |
| SSE3 | Yes | Yes |
| SSE4.2 | — | Yes |
| SSSE3 | — | Yes |
| TSX | — | Yes |
| TXT | — | Yes |
| VT-d | — | Yes |
| VT-x | — | Yes |
| XD bit | — | Yes |
| vPro | — | Yes |
