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: 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 2374 2338
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™)