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    AMD A6-3500 vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

    AMD A6-3500
    AMD Socket FM1DESKTOP
    2100 MHz / Cores: 3 / Aug 2011
    AMD A6-3500
    AMD Athlon II X2 280
    AMD Socket AM3DESKTOP
    3600 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2013
    AMD Athlon II X2 280

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD A6-3500
      100%
    • AMD Athlon II X2 280
      133%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD A6-3500
      100%
    • AMD Athlon II X2 280
      154%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD A6-3500
      100%
    • AMD Athlon II X2 280
      112%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD A6-3500

    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon II X2 280.

    Reasons to consider AMD Athlon II X2 280

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 54% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    12% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 33% higher average synthetic performance.
    AMD Athlon II X2 280

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Athlon II X2 280

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A6-3500AMD Athlon II X2 280
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    Turbo Core
    AMD Virtualization

    Architecture

    AMD A6-3500AMD Athlon II X2 280
    ArchitectureAMD LLanovsAMD K10
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR2, DDR3
    CodenameLlanovsRegor
    Release DateAug 2011vsFeb 2013

    Cores

    AMD A6-3500AMD Athlon II X2 280
    Cores3vs2
    Threads3vs2
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 6530DvsNo

    Cache

    AMD A6-3500AMD Athlon II X2 280
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs128 KB
    L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs1024 KB
    L3 Cache0 KBvs0 KB

    Physical

    AMD A6-3500AMD Athlon II X2 280
    SocketAMD Socket FM1vsAMD Socket AM3
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsuPGA
    Die Size228mm²vs117mm²
    Process32 nmvs45 nm

    Performance

    AMD A6-3500AMD Athlon II X2 280
    Cpu Frequency2100 MHzvs3600 MHz
    Turbo Clock2400 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
    Voltage1.4125 Vvs1.15 V
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A6-3500
      2400 points
    • AMD Athlon II X2 280
      2268 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A6-3500
      6300 points
    • AMD Athlon II X2 280
      4536 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD A6-3500
      2948
    • AMD Athlon II X2 280
      3308

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD A6-3500
      1153
    • AMD Athlon II X2 280
      1785

    points - higher is better

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