Athlon 64 X2 3800+ vs E2-3800

Primary details

Comparing E2-3800 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2573	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Manchester (2005−2006)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	August 2005 (18 years ago)
Current price	$107	$87

Detailed specifications

E2-3800 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256K
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Die size	107 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on E2-3800 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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	FT3	939
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3800 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1600	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3800 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3800 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8280	no data
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E2-3800 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E2-3800 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-3800 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	89 Watt

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