AMD Athlon II X4 631 vs A6 3600 |
Released January, 2012
AMD Athlon II X4 631
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X4 631
 | Significantly higher clock speed 2.6 GHz | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 904 |
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Released August, 2011
AMD A6 3600
- 2.1 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the A6 3600
| | Much more l3 cache 1 MB | | More cores 4 |
| | Much more l3 cache per core 0.25 MB/core | | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 25% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 904 | vs | 758 | Around 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
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| Much more l3 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 1 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 0.25 MB/core l3 cache per core is just OK | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 81.25W | 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.26 GHz | vs | 4.03 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 24.09 $/year | 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 87.6 $/year | 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X4 631 vs A6 3600
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon II X4 631 | vs | A6 3600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 0 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| FM1 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 100W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 24.09 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 87.6 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.32 pt/W | 1.7 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 81.25W | 52.81W | |
details | Athlon II X4 631 | vs | A6 3600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 0 MB | 1 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Transistor count | 1,178,000,000 | 1,178,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Die size | 228 mm² | 228 mm² | |
| Voltage range | 0.45 - 1.41V | 0.91 - 1.41V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 70.1°C | Unknown - 70.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.03 GHz | 4.26 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.6 GHz | 2.54 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.03 GHz | 4.26 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | AMD Radeon Aug 15, 2011 | Radeon™ HD 6530D | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
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