AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ vs Athlon 64 3800+

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General info

Comparing Athlon 64 3800+ and Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 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 codenameVenice (2004−2005)Windsor (2006−2009)
Release dateJune 2004 (19 years old)May 2006 (17 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$160no data
Current price$88 (0.6x MSRP)$79

Technical specs

Athlon 64 3800+ and Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB512K
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm90 nm
Die size230 mm2220 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors227 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3800+ and Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 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
Socket939AM2
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt89 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3800+ and Athlon 64 X2 4000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1no data

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 3800+ 635
Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 692
+9%

Athlon 64 X2 4000+ outperforms Athlon 64 3800+ by 9% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 90 nm

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