Athlon 64 X2 4600+ vs Ryzen 9 3900
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 3900 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4600+ by a whopping 4146% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 406 | 3199 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 17.57 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 11.31 | 0.27 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 24 September 2019 (6 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $350 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 3900 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 24 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 1000 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256K |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 2x 74 mm2 | 220 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 7,600 million | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 3900 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ 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 | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.41 | 0.41 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 24 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 90 nm |
Ryzen 9 3900 has a 4146.3% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 9 3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ in performance tests.
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