AMD A6-3600 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3600 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD A6-3600

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3600

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 909 vs 764
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1697 vs 675
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1373 vs 1044
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3720 vs 1731

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	909 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark	1697 vs 675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1373 vs 1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3720 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

909

764

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1697

675

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1373

1044

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3720

1731

Name	AMD A6-3600	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	909	764
PassMark - CPU mark	1697	675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1373	1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3720	1731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.334

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-3600	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Windsor
Launch date	June 2011	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2374	2352
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)