Athlon 64 3000+ vs Athlon 64 X2 4600+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Athlon 64 3000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Clawhammer (2001−2005)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$65

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Athlon 64 3000+ 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512K
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data193 mm2
Number of transistorsno data154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Athlon 64 3000+ 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 configurationno data1
Socketno data754
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt89 Watt

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 X2 4600+ 720
+116%
Athlon 64 3000+ 334

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 90 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 89 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

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