Athlon 64 X2 3600+: specs and benchmarks

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 3600+ provides poor benchmark performance at 0.35% of a leader's which is a 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX.

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Summary

AMD started Athlon 64 X2 3600+ sales 31 May 2005. This is a Manchester architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 90 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2000 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket 939 processor with a TDP of 89 Watt. It supports DDR1 memory.

Primary details

Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking3230
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.17of 100.00 (Apple M4 (8 cores))
DesignerAMD
Architecture codenameManchester (2005−2006)
Release date31 May 2005 (20 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads2
Boost clock speed2 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache128 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KBof 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography90 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size156 mm2
Number of transistors154 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 3600+ compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket939
Power consumption (TDP)89 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 3600+'s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Athlon 64 X2 3600+.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 0.35

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 618

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Athlon 64 X2 3600+'s performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.

Celeron E1500 102.86
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 102.86
Athlon 64 3800+ 102.86
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 100
Athlon II X2 250u 97.14
Athlon X2 BE-2350 97.14
Sempron 150 97.14

Intel equivalent

According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Athlon 64 X2 3600+ is Celeron E1500, which is faster by 3% and higher by 7 positions in our ranking.

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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon 64 X2 3600+:

Pentium Dual-Core E2160 108.57
Core 2 Duo E6300 105.71
Celeron E1500 102.86
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 100
Core 2 Duo E4300 97.14
Pentium D 940 94.29
Celeron G470 94.29

Similar processors

Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

Athlon 64 3600+ Athlon 64 3600+
Athlon 64 3800+ Athlon 64 3800+
Athlon X2 BE-2350 Athlon X2 BE-2350
Athlon 64 X2 3800+Athlon 64X2 3800+
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Core 2 Duo E4300Core 2Duo E4300
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Athlon 64 X2 5800+ Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Recommended GPUs

People consider these graphics cards to be good for Athlon 64 X2 3600+, according to our PC configuration statistics.

9600 GT GeForce 9600 GT
5.1%
GTS 450 GeForce GTS 450
4.8%
8600 GT GeForce 8600 GT
4.1%
7300 GT GeForce 7300 GT
3.5%
GeForce 210 GeForce 210
2.5%
GT 710 GeForce GT 710
2.5%
HD 6670 Radeon HD 6670
2.2%
GT 610 GeForce GT 610
2.2%
8500 GT GeForce 8500 GT
2.2%
GT 730 GeForce GT 730
1.9%

These are the fastest graphics cards for Athlon 64 X2 3600+ in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 311 configurations using Athlon 64 X2 3600+ in our database.

RTX 4090 GeForce RTX 4090
0.3% (1/311)
RTX 3060 Ti GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
0.6% (2/311)
RTX 4060 GeForce RTX 4060
0.6% (2/311)
RTX 3060 GeForce RTX 3060
0.3% (1/311)
RX 6600 Radeon RX 6600
0.3% (1/311)
GTX 980 GeForce GTX 980
0.3% (1/311)
GTX 1060 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
0.6% (2/311)
RX 6500 XT Radeon RX 6500 XT
0.3% (1/311)
GTX 1060 3 GB GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
0.3% (1/311)
RX 5500 XT Radeon RX 5500 XT
0.3% (1/311)

All comparisons with Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Pentium D 940 Pentium D 940
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
A6-5400B A6 5400B
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Athlon X2 BE-2300 Athlon X2 BE-2300
E1-2500 E1 2500
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i7-3770 Core i7 3770
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Celeron N4120 Celeron N4120
i5-6500 Core i5 6500
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen 5 5500U Ryzen 5 5500U
Celeron D 352 Celeron D 352
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen 5 2600 Ryzen 5 2600
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Athlon X2 4450e Athlon X2 4450e
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen 5 3600 Ryzen 5 3600
i3-7100 Core i3 7100
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Core 2 Duo E7200 Core 2 Duo E7200
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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i7-13650HX Core i7 13650HX
Core 2 Duo E4300 Core 2 Duo E4300
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Celeron J3060 Celeron J3060
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
A4-3300 A4 3300
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i3-2130 Core i3 2130
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Pentium Silver N5000 Pentium Silver N5000
Core 2 Duo E7400 Core 2 Duo E7400
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Core 2 Duo T8300 Core 2 Duo T8300
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 2800+ Athlon 64 2800+
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen 5 3400G Ryzen 5 3400G
Athlon II X3 445 Athlon II X3 445
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Pentium E5300 Pentium E5300
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
FX-8150 FX 8150
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Core 2 Duo E6750 Core 2 Duo E6750
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Xeon 6960P Xeon 6960P
Athlon II X4 651 Athlon II X4 651
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i5-2520M Core i5 2520M
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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i3-1115G4 Core i3 1115G4
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
Phenom X4 9550 Phenom X4 9550
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 LE-1660 Athlon 64 LE-1660
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
Core 2 Quad Q8400 Core 2 Quad Q8400
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Celeron E1500 Celeron E1500
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen 3 3200U Ryzen 3 3200U
Celeron B820 Celeron B820
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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EPYC 9965 EPYC 9965
Athlon II X4 635 Athlon II X4 635
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon II X2 240 Athlon II X2 240
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Phenom II X4 980 BE Phenom II X4 980 BE
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i7-4790K Core i7 4790K
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon II X2 250 Athlon II X2 250
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ultra 5 245KF Core Ultra 5 245KF
Athlon II X2 270 Athlon II X2 270
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Pentium D 830 Pentium D 830
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 Athlon 64 X2 TK-55
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen 3 8440U Ryzen 3 8440U
Phenom II X2 550 Phenom II X2 550
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i5-5300U Core i5 5300U
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ultra 5 228V Core Ultra 5 228V
i3-5005U Core i3 5005U
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Pentium 4 660 Pentium 4 660
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i5-7400 Core i5 7400
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon X4 950 Athlon X4 950
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Processor 300T Processor 300T
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen 3 8300G Ryzen 3 8300G
Pentium 4 560 Pentium 4 560
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
E2-1800 E2 1800
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Core 2 Duo E4400 Core 2 Duo E4400
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Celeron M 353 Celeron M 353
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Athlon 64 X2 3800+
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Processor 300 Processor 300
Core 2 Duo E8200 Core 2 Duo E8200
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Celeron 847E Celeron 847E
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Pentium Dual-Core E2220 Pentium Dual Core E2220
Core 2 Quad Q9550 Core 2 Quad Q9550
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i7-4790 Core i7 4790
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Pentium E2180 Pentium E2180
A8-9600 A8 9600
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Celeron N5105 Celeron N5105
A8-3520M A8 3520M
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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i5-12450H Core i5 12450H
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ultra 9 285T Core Ultra 9 285T
Core 2 Duo E6550 Core 2 Duo E6550
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
A8-3500M A8 3500M
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Pentium Dual-Core E2180 Pentium Dual Core E2180
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Athlon Silver 3050U Athlon Silver 3050U
i5-680 Core i5 680
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon II X2 260 Athlon II X2 260
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i5-7200U Core i5 7200U
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i3-2100 Core i3 2100
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen 7 7700X Ryzen 7 7700X
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Pentium 4 HT 2.80 Pentium 4 HT 2.80
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Duron 800 Duron 800
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Celeron G470 Celeron G470
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ultra 5 225F Core Ultra 5 225F
Core 2 Duo E6300 Core 2 Duo E6300
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i3-7020U Core i3 7020U
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
Athlon II X2 245 Athlon II X2 245
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
A8-6500 A8 6500
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Core 2 Duo E4700 Core 2 Duo E4700
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Xeon E-2478 Xeon E 2478
Celeron P4500 Celeron P4500
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Celeron E3400 Celeron E3400
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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i7-14650HX Core i7 14650HX
i5-3570 Core i5 3570
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ultra 9 285K Core Ultra 9 285K
A8-5500 A8 5500
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Pentium D 950 Pentium D 950
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 Celeron Dual Core T3500
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Celeron 1000M Celeron 1000M
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Pentium G3220 Pentium G3220
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen 7 2700 Ryzen 7 2700
Celeron D 350 Celeron D 350
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Athlon XP-M 3000+ Athlon XP M 3000+
Athlon X4 750K Athlon X4 750K
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i3-2105 Core i3 2105
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Core 2 Quad Q9400 Core 2 Quad Q9400
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Core 2 Duo E6320 Core 2 Duo E6320
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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i5-12450HX Core i5 12450HX
i5-760 Core i5 760
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Celeron G540 Celeron G540
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon X2 7450 Athlon X2 7450
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i5-7500 Core i5 7500
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Atom Z560 Atom Z560
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ultra 7 265 Core Ultra 7 265
Core 2 Duo T7200 Core 2 Duo T7200
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i3-4000M Core i3 4000M
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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i9-12900TE Core i9 12900TE
i5-3570K Core i5 3570K
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
E-350 E 350
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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A4-9125 SoC A4 9125 SoC
Celeron E3200 Celeron E3200
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ultra 7 265K Core Ultra 7 265K
Celeron N3060 Celeron N3060
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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i5-1235U Core i5 1235U
Athlon XP 1800+ Athlon XP 1800+
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i3-4030Y Core i3 4030Y
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon II X3 450 Athlon II X3 450
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Celeron 3205U Celeron 3205U
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
A10-7870K A10 7870K
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ultra 5 225 Core Ultra 5 225
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
Pentium D 915 Pentium D 915
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
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i3-9100F Core i3 9100F
Celeron G550 Celeron G550
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
i7-870 Core i7 870
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+
FX-6300 FX 6300
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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3600+

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