Ryzen 5 8540U vs Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8540U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 3600+ by a whopping 2835% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2993 | 658 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 0.43 | 39.68 |
| Architecture codename | Manchester (2005−2006) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
| Release date | 31 May 2005 (19 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 |
| Socket | 939 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.40 | 11.74 |
| Recency | 31 May 2005 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8540U has a 2835% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 217.9% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 3600+ in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 64 X2 3600+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 8540U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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