Opteron 154 vs Athlon 64 3600+
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 3600+ outperforms Opteron 154 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3319 | 3413 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.41 | 0.27 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Clawhammer (2001−2005) | Venus (2004−2005) |
| Release date | June 2004 (21 years ago) | 2 August 2005 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 3600+ and Opteron 154 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | 115 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 3600+ and Opteron 154 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 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 104 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and Opteron 154. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.34 | 0.26 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 104 Watt |
Athlon 64 3600+ has a 30.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 16.9% lower power consumption.
Opteron 154, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Athlon 64 3600+ is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 154 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 64 3600+ is a desktop processor while Opteron 154 is a server/workstation one.
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