Athlon 64 3500+ vs Celeron N3060

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3060
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.42
+75%
Athlon 64 3500+
2001
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.24

Celeron N3060 outperforms Athlon 64 3500+ by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29873181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency6.620.26
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)San Diego (2001−2005)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$59

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+ 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
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.48 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data230 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+ 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1170939
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+ are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
VT-i-no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) (320 - 700 MHz)no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency600 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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.

Celeron N3060 0.42
+75%
Athlon 64 3500+ 0.24

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.

Celeron N3060 665
+76.4%
Athlon 64 3500+ 377

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 0.24
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 89 Watt

Celeron N3060 has a 75% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1383.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3500+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3060 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 3500+ is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 3500+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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