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).
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: 2548 vs 1697
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1320 vs 909 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2548 vs 1697 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A6-3600
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B97
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 Phenom II X4 B97 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 909 | 1320 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1697 | 2548 |
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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Llano | Deneb |
Launch date | June 2011 | May 2010 |
Place in performance rating | 2374 | 2339 |
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 |
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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 | |
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Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM1 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |