AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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 X2 3800+ EE

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		195
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.981

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Windsor
Launch date	May 2006	May 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	3312
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt