AMD A6-3620 vs AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3620 and AMD Athlon X2 5050e 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 3 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 65 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 979 vs 917
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1848 vs 846
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2011 vs October 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 979 vs 917
PassMark - CPU mark 1848 vs 846

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e

  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1252 vs 310
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2164 vs 1007
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1252 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2164 vs 1007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3620
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 5050e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
979
917
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1848
846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
310
1252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1007
2164
Name AMD A6-3620 AMD Athlon X2 5050e
PassMark - Single thread mark 979 917
PassMark - CPU mark 1848 846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 310 1252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1007 2164
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 X2 5050e

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Brisbane
Launch date December 2011 October 2008
Place in performance rating 2091 2125
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 228 mm 126 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Transistor count 1178 million 154 million

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 45 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)