Athlon 64 X2 3600+ vs Athlon X4 950

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1809	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.66	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.30	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Manchester (2005−2006)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	31 May 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Die size	246 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 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	AM4	939
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4 Dual-channel

DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 July 2017	31 May 2005
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

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