AMD Athlon X2 3800+ vs 3500+ |
Released May, 2006
AMD Athlon X2 3800+
- 2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X2 3800+
 | More cores 2 | | More threads 2 |
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Released February, 2007
AMD Athlon 3500+
- 2.2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the 3500+
| | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | | Higher clock speed 2.2 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 36.56W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| More threads | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many threads | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.2 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 52.81W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Feb, 2007 | vs | May, 2006 | Release date 9 months later | |||
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Features Key features of the Athlon X2 3800+ vs 3500+
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon X2 3800+ | vs | 3500+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM2 | |||
| 939 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 36.56W | |
details | Athlon X2 3800+ | vs | 3500+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 0 MB | 0 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 55°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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