Athlon 64 3200+ vs Phenom II X4 805

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 805 and Athlon 64 3200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2306not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.23no data
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Clawhammer (2001−2005)
Release date9 February 2009 (15 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$174$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 805 and Athlon 64 3200+ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size258 mm2193 mm2
Number of transistors758 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 805 and Athlon 64 3200+ 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
SocketAM3754
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt89 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 805 and Athlon 64 3200+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 805 and Athlon 64 3200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 805 and Athlon 64 3200+.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Phenom II X4 805 1959
+542%
Athlon 64 3200+ 305

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 89 Watt

Phenom II X4 805 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 3200+, on the other hand, has 6.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 805 and Athlon 64 3200+. We've got no test results to judge.


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