A6 Pro-7050B vs Athlon 64 3600+
Aggregate performance score
A6 Pro-7050B outperforms Athlon 64 3600+ by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 3600+ and A6 Pro-7050B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3029 | 2778 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Kaveri |
| Power efficiency | 0.40 | 3.54 |
| Architecture codename | Clawhammer (2001−2005) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | June 2004 (20 years ago) | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 3600+ and A6 Pro-7050B 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1024 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | 245 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 2410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 3600+ and A6 Pro-7050B 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 | FP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A6 Pro-7050B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| Out-of-band client management | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| RAID | - | + |
| HSA | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A6 Pro-7050B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A6 Pro-7050B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR3-1600 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 3 |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | no data | 192 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 3600+ and A6 Pro-7050B integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A6 Pro-7050B 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 A6 Pro-7050B.
| 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.38 | 0.64 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 17 Watt |
A6 Pro-7050B has a 68.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 423.5% lower power consumption.
The A6 Pro-7050B is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3600+ in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 64 3600+ is a desktop processor while A6 Pro-7050B is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 3600+ and A6 Pro-7050B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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