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| 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 |
VS
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 |
Features Key features of the Athlon X2 3800+ vs 3500+
clock speed
Athlon X2 3800+
2 GHz
Athlon 3500+
2.2 GHz
L2 cache
Athlon X2 3800+
1 MB
Athlon 3500+
1 MB
L3 cache
Athlon X2 3800+
0 MB
Athlon 3500+
0 MB
TDP
Athlon X2 3800+
65W
Athlon 3500+
45W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon X2 3800+ | vs | 3500+ |
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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+ |
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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 |
AMD Athlon X2 3800+ ![]() | AMD Athlon 3500+ ![]() |
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