Athlon 64 X2 3600+ vs Pentium 4 560
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ outperforms Pentium 4 560 by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3218 | 3013 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium 4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.23 | 0.43 |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | Manchester (2005−2006) |
| Release date | no data | 31 May 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 560 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 560 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 | 775 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 88 Watt | 89 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 0.40 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 88 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pentium 4 560 has 1.1% lower power consumption.
Athlon 64 X2 3600+, on the other hand, has a 90.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Athlon 64 X2 3600+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 560 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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