Athlon 3000G vs Athlon 64 FX-74

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-74 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2757	1650
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	5.27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Athlon
Power efficiency	0.47	7.64
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2007)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	November 2006 (17 years ago)	7 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 3000G has 3954% better value for money than Athlon 64 FX-74.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-74 and Athlon 3000G 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	128 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Die size	235 mm2	209.78 mm2?
Number of transistors	227 million	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-74 and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	F	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB?
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.64	2.94
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt

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