AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+

Price and performance details for the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+, AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Processor 4600+

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 2.03

Overall Rank: 3682

Last Price Change: $349.95 USD (2020-07-07)

Average CPU Mark

710

Single Thread Rating: 830²
Samples: 441*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,214
Thread: 728

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+

Integer Math	2,602 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,648 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,376 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	219.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	17,459 KBytes/Sec
Physics	68 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	243 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	830 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of September 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of September 2023.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,758
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,474
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,747
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,632
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,936
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,425
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,253
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		710

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.25
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.49
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.61
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		2.03
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,666
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,196
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,958
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		830

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1803353 - Apr 25 2023		584
BL5026061 - Nov 14 2022		895
BL1656174 - Oct 24 2022		565
BL1483069 - Dec 21 2021		872
BL1465336 - Nov 06 2021		799

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+
As of 22nd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		710
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		781 (+10.0%)
Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		823 (+15.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		673 (-5.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		885 (+24.7%)
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		885 (+24.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		740 (+4.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4500 @ 2.20GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		739 (+4.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		689 (-3.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		625 (-11.9%)
Intel Pentium D 830 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		568 (-20.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		937 (+31.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		864 (+21.7%)

Is the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,189
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,104
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,432
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,817
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,532
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,234
Intel Core i9-13900		6,928
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,878
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,856
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,802
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+		175

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