AMD Athlon 64 3500+ vs AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM2 AMD Socket AM3
Process size 90 nm 45 nm
Transistors 227 million 758 million
Die size 230 mm² 258 mm²
Package µPGA µPGA

Performance

Frequency 2.2 GHz 3 GHz
Turbo clock
Base clock 200 MHz 200 MHz
Multiplier 11.0x 15.0x
Multiplier unlocked No Yes
Voltage 1.4 V 1.425 V
TDP 62 W 95 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Feb 20th, 2007 Sep 1st, 2009
Codename Windsor Heka
Generation Athlon 64 Phenom II X3
Part ADA3500IAA4DH HDZ740WFK3DGIHDZ740WFGIBOX
Memory support DDR2 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2 Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 1 3
Total Threads 1 3
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics

Cache

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

Features & Technologies

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