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| AMD Athlon X2 6000+ vs 3800+ |
Released February, 2007
AMD Athlon X2 6000+
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X2 6000+
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 3 GHz |
![]() | Much better PassMark score 1,604 | ![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 898 |
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Released May, 2006
AMD Athlon X2 3800+
- 2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 3800+
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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 | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 50% higher clock speed | |||
Much better PassMark score | 1,604 | vs | 1,003 | Around 60% better PassMark score | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 898 | vs | 675 | Around 35% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,188 | vs | 1,494 | More than 45% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.33 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.53 GHz | vs | 2.75 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Feb, 2007 | vs | May, 2006 | Release date 9 months later | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 101.56W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 30.11 $/year | Around 50% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 109.5 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon X2 6000+ vs 3800+
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 6000+
2,472
Athlon X2 3800+
958
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 6000+
1,290
Athlon X2 3800+
964.5
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 6000+
86.1 MB/s
Athlon X2 3800+
64.55 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 6000+
2,188
Athlon X2 3800+
1,494
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 6000+
3,720
Athlon X2 3800+
2,555
GeekBench
Athlon X2 6000+
3,720
Athlon X2 3800+
2,603
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Athlon X2 6000+
1,604
Athlon X2 3800+
1,003
PassMark (Single Core)
Athlon X2 6000+
898
Athlon X2 3800+
675
Reviews Word on the street
Athlon X2 6000+ | vs | 3800+ | ||
![]() | 8.0 | 8.0 |
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon X2 6000+ | vs | 3800+ |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual 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 | 125W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 30.11 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 109.5 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 0.53 pt/W | 0.66 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 101.56W | 52.81W |
details | Athlon X2 6000+ | vs | 3800+ |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 0 MB | 0 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 90 nm | 90 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 1.35 - 1.4V | 1.2 - 1.25V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 55°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.53 GHz | 2.75 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,612.2 | 1,578.7 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.33 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
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 6000+ ![]() | AMD Athlon X2 3800+ ![]() |
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