AMD A6-3600 vs AMD Phenom X4 9750B

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3600 and AMD Phenom X4 9750B 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 X4 9750B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 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
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1697 vs 1520

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs August 2008
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1697 vs 1520

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9750B

Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	913 vs 909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3600
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9750B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

909

913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1697

1520

Name	AMD A6-3600	AMD Phenom X4 9750B
PassMark - Single thread mark	909	913
PassMark - CPU mark	1697	1520
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1373
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3720
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 X4 9750B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Agena
Launch date	June 2011	August 2008
Place in performance rating	2371	2380
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	285 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	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	450 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
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	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)