A10-8700P vs Athlon 64 3600+
Aggregate performance score
A10-8700P outperforms Athlon 64 3600+ by a whopping 271% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3029 | 2213 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Carrizo |
| Power efficiency | 0.40 | 3.81 |
| Architecture codename | Clawhammer (2001−2005) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
| Release date | June 2004 (20 years ago) | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2048 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 3100 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P 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 | no data |
| Socket | 754 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 12 - 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | HSA 1.0 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | - | AVX |
| FRTC | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| DualGraphics | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| Out-of-band client management | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| HSA | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR3-2133 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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 | 0.38 | 1.41 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 12 Watt |
A10-8700P has a 271.1% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 641.7% lower power consumption.
The A10-8700P is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3600+ in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 64 3600+ is a desktop processor while A10-8700P is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 3600+ and A10-8700P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
