Athlon 64 X2 3600+ vs Celeron T1700
Primary details
Comparing Celeron T1700 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2733 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.80 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Manchester (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (16 years ago) | 31 May 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron T1700 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 cores | no data | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.83 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.075V-1.175V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron T1700 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | PPGA478 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron T1700 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron T1700 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron T1700 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron T1700 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2008 | 31 May 2005 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Celeron T1700 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron T1700 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron T1700 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 3600+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron T1700 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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