Athlon 64 3000+ vs Core 2 Duo T5600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5600 and Athlon 64 3000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Clawhammer (2001−2005)
Release date28 July 2006 (18 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241$65

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5600 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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 speed1.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512K
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die size143 mm2193 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.0375V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5600 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479754
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5600 and Athlon 64 3000+. 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
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5600 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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 Core 2 Duo T5600 and Athlon 64 3000+ are enumerated here.

VT-x+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.



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.

Core 2 Duo T5600 658
+97%
Athlon 64 3000+ 334

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 89 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5600 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 161.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T5600 and Athlon 64 3000+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T5600 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 3000+ is a desktop one.


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