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.

 

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 2186 2188
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)