Athlon 64 X2 3600+ vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	723	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	9.63	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Manchester (2005−2006)
Release date	19 September 2018 (6 years ago)	31 May 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	12 nm	90 nm
Die size	192 mm2	156 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket AM4	939
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR1
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 September 2018	31 May 2005
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	12 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	89 Watt

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