AMD A6-3500 vs AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket FM1 AMD Socket AM3
Process size 32 nm 45 nm
Transistors 1,178 million 758 million
Die size 228 mm² 258 mm²
Package µPGA µPGA

Performance

Frequency 2.1 GHz 3 GHz
Turbo clock up to 2.4 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 200 MHz
Multiplier 21.0x 15.0x
Multiplier unlocked No Yes
Voltage 1.4125 V 1.425 V
TDP 65 W 95 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Aug 17th, 2011 Sep 1st, 2009
Codename Llano Heka
Generation A6 Phenom II X3
Part AD3500OJZ33GXAD3500OJGXBOX HDZ740WFK3DGIHDZ740WFGIBOX
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 3 3
Total Threads 3 3
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Radeon HD 6530D

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 128K (per core)
Cache L2 1MB (per core) 512K (per core)
Cache L3 6MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes Yes
AMD-V Yes Yes
AMD64 Yes Yes
CnQ Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4A Yes Yes
Turbo Core Yes

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. It is branded under the Black Edition label.

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