Ryzen 7 3700U vs Athlon 64 FX-60

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 FX-60
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 110 Watt
0.45
Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.50
+900%

Ryzen 7 3700U outperforms Athlon 64 FX-60 by a whopping 900% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 7 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29521322
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency0.3928.39
Architecture codenameToledo (2006)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release dateJanuary 2006 (18 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm12 nm
Die size199 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors233 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket939FP5
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 7 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 7 3700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 7 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 7 3700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 FX-60 0.45
Ryzen 7 3700U 4.50
+900%

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 FX-60 709
Ryzen 7 3700U 7141
+907%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 4.50
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 90 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700U has a 900% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 633.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 3700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 FX-60 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 FX-60 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 3700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 FX-60 and Ryzen 7 3700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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