Z-60 vs Athlon II X3 400e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 400e
2009
3 cores / 3 threads, 45 Watt
0.83
+419%

Athlon II X3 400e outperforms Z-60 by a whopping 419% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 400e and Z-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25963285
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency1.753.03
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Hondo (2012)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)9 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 400e and Z-60 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm40 nm
Die size169 mm275 mm2
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 400e and Z-60 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
SocketAM3FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Z-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Z-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Z-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon HD 6250 (276 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Z-60.

PCIe version2.0no data

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 X3 400e 0.83
+419%
Z-60 0.16

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 X3 400e 1320
+404%
Z-60 262

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 0.16
Recency 20 October 2009 9 October 2012
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 5 Watt

Athlon II X3 400e has a 418.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Z-60, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 800% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X3 400e is our recommended choice as it beats the Z-60 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X3 400e is a desktop processor while Z-60 is a notebook one.


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