AMD A6-3620 vs Athlon II X3 445

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X3 445
1.19

A6-3620 outperforms Athlon II X3 445 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon II X3 445 and A6-3620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22152205
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.010.06
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date11 May 2010 (13 years old)20 December 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$91no data
Current price$21 (0.2x MSRP)$201
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 445 has 3250% better value for money than A6-3620.

Technical specs

Athlon II X3 445 and A6-3620 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads34
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size169 mm2228 mm2
Number of transistors300 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 445 and A6-3620 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
SocketAM3FM1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 445 and A6-3620 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 445 and A6-3620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon HD 6530D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 445 and A6-3620.

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 445 1.19
A6-3620 1.21
+1.7%

A6-3620 outperforms Athlon II X3 445 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X3 445 1823
A6-3620 1851
+1.5%

A6-3620 outperforms Athlon II X3 445 by 2% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X3 445 289
+15.6%
A6-3620 250

Athlon II X3 445 outperforms A6-3620 by 16% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X3 445 614
A6-3620 705
+14.8%

A6-3620 outperforms Athlon II X3 445 by 15% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.19 1.21
Recency 11 May 2010 20 December 2011
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X3 445 and A6-3620. The differences in performance seem too small.


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