A10-8700P vs Athlon 64 3600+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2196
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	no data	3.81
Architecture codename	Clawhammer (2001−2005)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	June 2004 (20 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P 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	1 (Single-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	128K	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Die size	193 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	106 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P 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	no data
Socket	754	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	12 - 35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	HSA 1.0
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

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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Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	12 Watt

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