AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+

Price and performance details for the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2

Clockspeed: 2.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 0.5 MB,

Other names: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 8.96

Overall Rank: 3435

Last Price Change: $68.25 USD (2021-01-31)

Average CPU Mark

611

Single Thread Rating: 662²
Samples: 178*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 928
Thread: 591

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+

Integer Math	2,203 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,407 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	193.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	13.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	60 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	198 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	662 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of January 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of January 2023.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,581
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,753
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,162
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,962
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,933
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,564
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,268
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		611

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		171.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.13
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		114.01
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		41.70
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		8.96
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		662

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1706039 - Dec 28 2022		713
BL1699224 - Dec 19 2022		691
BL1699150 - Dec 19 2022		687
BL1699053 - Dec 19 2022		643
BL1636623 - Sep 26 2022		409

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		611
Intel Pentium E2200 @ 2.20GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		722 (+18.1%)
Intel Pentium E2140 @ 1.60GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		560 (-8.5%)
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core BE-2300 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		570 (-6.7%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		903 (+47.7%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		946 (+54.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		907 (+48.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		845 (+38.2%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5050e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		809 (+32.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		756 (+23.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		741 (+21.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4500 @ 2.20GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		740 (+21.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6320 @ 1.86GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		717 (+17.3%)

Is the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,633
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,563
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,106
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,697
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,676
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,647
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,519
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+		147

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