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).
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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A6-3600 | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Llano | Windsor |
Launch date | June 2011 | May 2006 |
Place in performance rating | 2374 | 2352 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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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 |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM1 | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Virtualization |
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