Athlon 1300 vs A6-3600
Primary details
Comparing A6-3600 and Athlon 1300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2427 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.56 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Thunderbird B (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 30 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 21 March 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $318 |
Detailed specifications
A6-3600 and Athlon 1300 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 120 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3600 and Athlon 1300 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM1 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 68 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3600 and Athlon 1300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3600 and Athlon 1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 6530D | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 June 2011 | 21 March 2001 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 68 Watt |
A6-3600 has an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 462.5% more advanced lithography process, and 4.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A6-3600 and Athlon 1300. We've got no test results to judge.
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