AMD Athlon II X3 420e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 420e and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X3 420e

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 420e

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 37% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	September 2010 vs December 2006
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 420e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 420e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1058
PassMark - CPU mark	1557
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1610

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 420e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Brisbane
Launch date	September 2010	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$116
Place in performance rating	2209	2188
Price now	$116.15	$60
Value for money (0-100)	5.80	4.76
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt