AMD A6-3600 vs AMD Phenom II X4 B97

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3600 and AMD Phenom II X4 B97 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 Phenom II X4 B97

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1373 vs 430
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3720 vs 1447

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1373 vs 430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3720 vs 1447

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B97

Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1320 vs 909
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2539 vs 1697

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1320 vs 909
PassMark - CPU mark	2539 vs 1697

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3600
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B97

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

909

1320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1697

2539

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1373

430

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3720

1447

Name	AMD A6-3600	AMD Phenom II X4 B97
PassMark - Single thread mark	909	1320
PassMark - CPU mark	1697	2539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1373	430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3720	1447
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 Phenom II X4 B97
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Deneb
Launch date	June 2011	May 2010
Place in performance rating	2371	2332
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
OPN Tray		HDXB97WFK4DGM
Price now		$56.99
Series		AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Value for money (0-100)		20.09
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
Base frequency		3.2 GHz
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Number of threads		4
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)