AMD Sempron 3600+ vs Athlon 64 3200+

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General info

Comparing Athlon 64 3200+ and Sempron 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameClawhammer (2001−2005)Manila (2001−2006)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years old)May 2006 (17 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$150$12
Current price$87 (0.6x MSRP)$15.45 (1.3x MSRP)

Technical specs

Athlon 64 3200+ and Sempron 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Boost clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512K256K
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm90 nm
Die size193 mm2103 mm2
Number of transistors154 million81 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3200+ and Sempron 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 configuration11
Socket754AM2
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt62 Watt

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon 64 3200+ 305
Sempron 3600+ 364
+19.3%

Sempron 3600+ outperforms Athlon 64 3200+ by 19% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Cost $150 $12
Chip lithography 130 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 62 Watt

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