Celeron E3500 vs Athlon 64 FX-62

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 FX-62
2 cores / 2 threads, 125 Watt
0.63
+6.8%
Celeron E3500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.59

Athlon 64 FX-62 outperforms Celeron E3500 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Celeron E3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27722801
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.99
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAthlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.480.86
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)29 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$62

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Celeron E3500 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Celeron E3500 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Celeron E3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Celeron E3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Celeron E3500 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Celeron E3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Celeron E3500.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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-62 0.63
+6.8%
Celeron E3500 0.59

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-62 993
+6.2%
Celeron E3500 935

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 0.59
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 64 FX-62 has a 6.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron E3500, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon 64 FX-62 and Celeron E3500.


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