Intel Core i5-670 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-670 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-670

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-670

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 96% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm

Launch date	January 2010 vs December 2006
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 999 vs 538
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1610 vs 1252

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	999 vs 538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1610 vs 1252

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-670
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1252

1610

Name	Intel Core i5-670	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1530
PassMark - CPU mark	2533
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538	999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1252	1610

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-670	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Brisbane
Launch date	January 2010	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$252
Place in performance rating	2191	2192
Price now	$89.99	$60
Processor Number	i5-670
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.84	4.76
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.46 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	154 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1156	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)