Athlon 64 3600+ vs Xeon X5690
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5690 outperforms Athlon 64 3600+ by a whopping 1066% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5690 and Athlon 64 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1323 | 3013 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.92 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 3.22 | 0.40 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Clawhammer (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) | June 2004 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $205 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5690 and Athlon 64 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.46 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 106 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5690 and Athlon 64 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Athlon 64 3600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5690 and Athlon 64 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 Xeon X5690 and Athlon 64 3600+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Athlon 64 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Athlon 64 3600+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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
| Performance score | 4.43 | 0.38 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 89 Watt |
Xeon X5690 has a 1065.8% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 64 3600+, on the other hand, has 46.1% lower power consumption.
The Xeon X5690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3600+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5690 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 64 3600+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5690 and Athlon 64 3600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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