AMD Athlon X4 950 vs AMD A6-3620

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and AMD A6-3620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1638 vs 979
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3596 vs 1848
  • Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 514 vs 310
  • Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1557 vs 1007
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs December 2011
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1638 vs 979
PassMark - CPU mark 3596 vs 1848
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 514 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1557 vs 1007

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3620

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: AMD A6-3620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1638
979
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3596
1848
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
514
310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1557
1007
Name AMD Athlon X4 950 AMD A6-3620
PassMark - Single thread mark 1638 979
PassMark - CPU mark 3596 1848
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 514 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1557 1007
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.783
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2231
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3912
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2231
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3912

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 950 AMD A6-3620

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Llano
Family AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 December 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $60
OPN PIB AD950XAGABBOX
OPN Tray AD950XAGM44AB
Place in performance rating 2088 2092
Price now $59.99
Series AMD Athlon X4
Value for money (0-100) 26.05
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Die size 246 mm 228 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1178 million 1178 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)