Athlon 64 X2 3600+ vs A8-6500

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2015	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.59	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Manchester (2005−2006)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	31 May 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	246 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 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	FM2	939
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR1
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2013	31 May 2005
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

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