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
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™)