AMD A6-3500 vs AMD A6-3600. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  AMD A6-3000 AMD A6-3000
• Family
  AMD A AMD A
• Generation
  1 1
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  2.1 GHz 2.1 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  3 4
• CPU Threads
  3 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (3 Cores)
  2.4 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  - 2.4 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  11 11
• Execution units
  5 5
• Generation
  3 3
• GPU Frequency
  440 MHz 440 MHz
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 6530D AMD Radeon HD 6530D
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo
• Max. displays
  0 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  1 GB 1 GB
• Release date
  Q4/2010 Q4/2010
• Shader
  320 320
• Technology
  32 nm 32 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A6-3600 and AMD A6-3500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 DDR3-1600

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A6-3500 and AMD A6-3600 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W 65 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A6-3500 and AMD A6-3600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Llano (K10) Llano (K10)
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a SSE3, SSE4a
• L3-Cache
  3 MB 4 MB
• Release date
  Q3/2011 Q3/2011
• Socket
  FM1 FM1
• Technology
  32 nm 32 nm
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V