FX-7600P vs Athlon 64 3600+

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3320	2374
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Kaveri
Power efficiency	0.41	4.45
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Clawhammer (2001−2005)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	June 2004 (21 years ago)	4 June 2014 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3600+ and FX-7600P 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	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	BGA (FP3)
L1 cache	128K	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	4096 KB
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Die size	193 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	106 million	2,410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3600+ and FX-7600P 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	1
Socket	754	FP3
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and FX-7600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and FX-7600P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and FX-7600P. 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 R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 3600+ and FX-7600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and FX-7600P 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 FX-7600P.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Synthetic benchmarks

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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.34	1.45
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	35 Watt

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