Duron 1600 vs A6-3600

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Primary details

Comparing A6-3600 and Duron 1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2408not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Duron
Power efficiency1.56no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)15 August 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-3600 and Duron 1600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data266.66 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)64 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size228 mm280.89 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million37 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3600 and Duron 1600 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM1no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt57 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3600 and Duron 1600 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3600 and Duron 1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6530Dno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 June 2011 15 August 2003
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 57 Watt

A6-3600 has an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 1600, on the other hand, has 14% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A6-3600 and Duron 1600. We've got no test results to judge.


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