Athlon 64 3000+ vs 3015Ce

Place in the ranking	2266	3219
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)	no data
Power efficiency	20.82	0.22
Architecture codename	Pollock (Zen) (2020)	Clawhammer (2001−2005)
Release date	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)	January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$65

Detailed specifications

3015Ce 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512K
L3 cache	4 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Die size	no data	193 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on 3015Ce 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	FT5	754
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by 3015Ce and Athlon 64 3000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by 3015Ce and Athlon 64 3000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 600 MHz)

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.

3015Ce 1.32
+529%

Athlon 64 3000+ 0.21

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.

3015Ce 2099
+528%

Athlon 64 3000+ 334

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.32	0.21
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	89 Watt

3015Ce has a 528.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1383.3% lower power consumption.

The 3015Ce is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3000+ in performance tests.

Be aware that 3015Ce is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 3000+ is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between 3015Ce and Athlon 64 3000+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.