3020e vs Athlon 64 3800+

Place in the ranking	2990	2123
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency	0.43	24.13
Architecture codename	Venice (2004−2005)	Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date	June 2004 (20 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3800+ and 3020e 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	no data	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	14 nm
Die size	230 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	227 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3800+ and 3020e 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	939	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3800+ and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3800+ and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)

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.

Athlon 64 3800+ 0.40

3020e 1.53
+283%

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.

Athlon 64 3800+ 635

3020e 2436
+284%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.40	1.53
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	130 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	6 Watt

3020e has a 282.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1383.3% lower power consumption.

The 3020e is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3800+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 3800+ is a desktop processor while 3020e is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 3800+ and 3020e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.