AMD A6-3620 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3620 and AMD Athlon II X2 250e 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3620

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 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 45 nm
  • 4x 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 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1851 vs 1155
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2011 vs September 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1851 vs 1155

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250e

  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1201 vs 985
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1201 vs 985

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3620
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
985
1201
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1851
1155
Name AMD A6-3620 AMD Athlon II X2 250e
PassMark - Single thread mark 985 1201
PassMark - CPU mark 1851 1155
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1007
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.783
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2231
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3912
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2231
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3912

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-3620 AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Regor
Launch date December 2011 September 2010
Place in performance rating 2084 2080
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $77
Price now $76.73
Value for money (0-100) 7.49

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 228 mm 117 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Transistor count 1178 million 410 million

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 45 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)