Athlon 750 vs A6-3500

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Primary details

Comparing A6-3500 and Athlon 750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2553not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.30no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Thunderbird (1999−2000)
Release date17 August 2011 (13 years ago)29 November 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Detailed specifications

A6-3500 and Athlon 750 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores3 (Tri-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads31
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz0.75 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm180 nm
Die size228 mm2102 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million22 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3500 and Athlon 750 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM1A
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3500 and Athlon 750 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3500 and Athlon 750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6530DN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 August 2011 29 November 1999
Physical cores 3 1
Threads 3 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A6-3500 has an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 750, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

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