AMD Athlon II X4 605e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 605e 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon II X4 605e

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x 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
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1433 vs 999
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4113 vs 1610

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs December 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.3 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
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1433 vs 999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4113 vs 1610

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 605e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1433

999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4113

1610

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 605e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	997
PassMark - CPU mark	1966
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1433	999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4113	1610
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 605e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Brisbane
Launch date	October 2009	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$102
Place in performance rating	2149	2188
Price now	$101.80	$60
Value for money (0-100)	7.96	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	2.3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	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