Atom Z560 vs Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Atom Z560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Manchester (2005−2006) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 31 May 2005 (19 years ago) | 1 June 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Atom Z560 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 0.03 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 million | 47 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.75V-1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Atom Z560 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 | 939 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 2.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Atom Z560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Atom Z560 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Atom Z560 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Atom Z560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | unknown |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 May 2005 | 1 June 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 2 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ has 100% more physical cores.
Atom Z560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 4350% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Atom Z560. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 64 X2 3600+ is a desktop processor while Atom Z560 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Atom Z560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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