AMD Athlon 3000+ vs A8 7th Gen A8-9600 |
First seen on June, 2012
AMD Athlon 3000+
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 3000+
 | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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First seen on September, 2016
AMD A8 7th Gen A8-9600
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the A8 7th Gen A8-9600
| | Much newer manufacturing process 28 nm | | Much more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | Much higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 28 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 55% higher clock speed | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 90 °C | vs | 70 °C | Around 30% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
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Features Key features of the Athlon 3000+ vs A8 7th Gen A8-9600
clock speed
L2 cache
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon 3000+ | vs | A8 7th Gen A8-9600 |
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| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| AES | |||
details | Athlon 3000+ | vs | A8 7th Gen A8-9600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 0 MB | None | |
| Manufacture process | 130 nm | 28 nm | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 70°C | Unknown - 90°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | R7 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 12.0 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 900 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 72.31W | N/A | |
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