AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE

3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
PassMark - Single thread mark		1039
PassMark - CPU mark		930
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		288
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Orleans	Windsor
Launch date	February 2007	February 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	3147
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$32.50
Value for money (0-100)		14.55
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	183 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	154 million	227 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt