Athlon 64 X2 3600+ vs Celeron N3060

Place in the ranking	2973	2993
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	6.62	0.43
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Manchester (2005−2006)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	31 May 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3060 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	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.48 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3060 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	939
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no 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.

Celeron N3060 0.42
+5%

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.

Celeron N3060 664
+4.9%

Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 633

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.42	0.40
Recency	15 January 2016	31 May 2005
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	89 Watt

Celeron N3060 has a 5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 1383.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+.

Be aware that Celeron N3060 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 3600+ is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3060 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.