Pentium 3825U vs Athlon 64 X2 4600+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 4600+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.45
Pentium 3825U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.88
+95.6%

Pentium 3825U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4600+ by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Pentium 3825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29432562
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency0.665.55
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release dateno data1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$350$161

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Pentium 3825U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache256K64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm14 nm
Die size220 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors154 million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Pentium 3825U 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
Socket939FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Pentium 3825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Pentium 3825U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Pentium 3825U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Pentium 3825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Pentium 3825U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 X2 4600+ 0.45
Pentium 3825U 0.88
+95.6%

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
Pentium 3825U 1399
+94.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 227
Pentium 3825U 338
+48.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 409
Pentium 3825U 686
+67.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 1930
Pentium 3825U 2951
+52.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 3740
Pentium 3825U 6537
+74.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 0.88
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium 3825U has a 95.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 3825U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 4600+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 4600+ is a desktop processor while Pentium 3825U is a notebook one.


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