Ryzen 7 5825U vs Athlon 64 3600+

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 3600+
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.38
Ryzen 7 5825U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.54
+2937%

Ryzen 7 5825U outperforms Athlon 64 3600+ by a whopping 2937% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3600+ and Ryzen 7 5825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3013672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.4072.81
Architecture codenameClawhammer (2001−2005)Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)
Release dateJune 2004 (20 years ago)6 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3600+ and Ryzen 7 5825U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache128K64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm7 nm
Die size193 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors106 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3600+ and Ryzen 7 5825U 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
Socket754FP6
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and Ryzen 7 5825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and Ryzen 7 5825U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and Ryzen 7 5825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and Ryzen 7 5825U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 3600+ 0.38
Ryzen 7 5825U 11.54
+2937%

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 3600+ 601
Ryzen 7 5825U 18328
+2950%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.38 11.54
Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Chip lithography 130 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5825U has a 2936.8% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process, and 493.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5825U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3600+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 3600+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5825U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 3600+ and Ryzen 7 5825U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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