i3-9000 vs Athlon 64 X2 4000+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Core i3-9000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2962not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency0.47no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Core i3-9000 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512K256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm14 nm
Die size220 mm2126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors154 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Core i3-9000 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM21151
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Core i3-9000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Core i3-9000 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Core i3-9000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Core i3-9000.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 65 Watt

i3-9000 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

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