A6-3670K: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started A6-3670K sales 20 December 2011. Based on a Llano architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 2.7 and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket FM1 processor with a TDP of 100 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
Primary details
A6-3670K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3670K compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FM1 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by A6-3670K's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into A6-3670K.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 6530D |
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