Atom Z670 vs Athlon 64 3200+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 3200+
2001
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.19
+90%
Atom Z670
2011
1 core / 2 threads, 3 Watt
0.10

Athlon 64 3200+ outperforms Atom Z670 by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3200+ and Atom Z670 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32313367
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency0.203.15
Architecture codenameClawhammer (2001−2005)Lincroft (2010−2011)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years ago)11 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150$75

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3200+ and Atom Z670 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno datacDMI
Bus rateno data400 MT/s
Multiplierno data8
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512K512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm45 nm
Die size193 mm265 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors154 million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3200+ and Atom Z670 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)
Socket754T-PBGA518
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3200+ and Atom Z670. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 3200+ and Atom Z670 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3200+ and Atom Z670 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3200+ and Atom Z670. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data2.93 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data3.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataPowerVR SGX535

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 3200+ and Atom Z670 integrated GPUs.

LVDSno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 3200+ and Atom Z670.

PCI supportno 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 3200+ 0.19
+90%
Atom Z670 0.10

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 3200+ 305
+93%
Atom Z670 158

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.19 0.10
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 3 Watt

Athlon 64 3200+ has a 90% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom Z670, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 2866.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 64 3200+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z670 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 3200+ is a desktop processor while Atom Z670 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 3200+ and Atom Z670, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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