Athlon 64 X2 3600+ vs E-350
Primary details
Comparing E-350 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD E-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Manchester (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 31 May 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E-350 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E-350 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FT1 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-350 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-350 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-350 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6310 | 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 | 4 January 2011 | 31 May 2005 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 89 Watt |
E-350 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 394.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between E-350 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that E-350 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 3600+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between E-350 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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