Athlon 64 X2 3600+ vs Athlon XP 1600+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon XP 1600+ and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameThoroughbred (2001−2002)Manchester (2005−2006)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years ago)31 May 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon XP 1600+ and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography180 nm90 nm
Die size150 mm2156 mm2
Number of transistors37 million154 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon XP 1600+ and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 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
SocketA939
Power consumption (TDP)63 Watt89 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon XP 1600+ and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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 XP 1600+ 174
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 633
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Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 180 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 63 Watt 89 Watt

Athlon XP 1600+ has 41.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 3600+, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon XP 1600+ and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. We've got no test results to judge.


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