AMD Phenom II X3 B73 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 B73 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 Phenom II X3 B73

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.8 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

Launch date	October 2009 vs December 2006
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.8 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

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 B73
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Name	AMD Phenom II X3 B73	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1100
PassMark - CPU mark	1671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1610

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X3 B73	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Heka	Brisbane
Launch date	October 2009	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	2166	2192
Price now	$75	$60
Value for money (0-100)	10.75	4.76
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	758 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)	95 Watt	65 Watt