Athlon 64 X2 3600+ vs Athlon II X2 240

Place in the ranking	2744	2993
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.28	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.96	0.43
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Manchester (2005−2006)
Release date	23 July 2009 (15 years ago)	31 May 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 240 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 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	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	117 mm²	156 mm²
Number of transistors	410 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 240 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 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	AM3	939
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+.

PCIe version

2.0

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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.

Athlon II X2 240 0.66
+65%

Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 0.40

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.

Athlon II X2 240 1042
+64.6%

Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 633

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.66	0.40
Recency	23 July 2009	31 May 2005
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

Athlon II X2 240 has a 65% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X2 240 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 3600+ in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 240 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.