Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE vs Ryzen 5 3500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	888	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date	24 September 2019 (5 years ago)	August 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	220 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE 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	AM4	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	2
Threads	6	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	90 nm

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