AMD A4-5300B vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5300B and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A4-5300B

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5300B

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 79% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	October 2012 vs December 2006
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 999 vs 403
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1610 vs 622

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	999 vs 403
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1610 vs 622

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5300B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

403

999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

622

1610

Name	AMD A4-5300B	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1237
PassMark - CPU mark	1247
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	403	999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	622	1610
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1142
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2537
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1142
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2537

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-5300B	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Brisbane
Launch date	October 2012	December 2006
Place in performance rating	2204	2188
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$60
Value for money (0-100)		4.76
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)