AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 vs AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 and AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 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.

AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 912 vs 673
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 709 vs 590

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2006 vs April 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	912 vs 673
PassMark - CPU mark	709 vs 590

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 110 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 110 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

912

673

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

709

590

Name	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	912	673
PassMark - CPU mark	709	590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1146
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1094

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toledo	Venice
Launch date	January 2006	April 2005
Place in performance rating	2322	2323
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$160
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.02
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	199 mm	83 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	233 million	69 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	939	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	89 Watt