Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ vs Athlon 64 X2 FX-60

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
2 cores / 2 threads, 110 Watt
0.57
+171%
Mobile Athlon 64 3200+
2003
1 core / 1 thread, 62 Watt
0.21

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 outperforms Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28243228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)Mobile Athlon 64
Power efficiency0.490.32
Architecture codenameToledo (2006)Newark (2003)
Release dateno dataAugust 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ 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 speed2.6 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data128K
L2 cacheno data1 MB
Chip lithography90 nmno data
Die sizeno data193 mm2
Number of transistorsno data106 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ 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)110 Watt62 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Mobile Athlon 64 3200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 0.21
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 62 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 has a 171.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Mobile Athlon 64 3200+, on the other hand, has 77.4% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 is a desktop processor while Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ is a notebook one.


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