AMD Athlon 64 Explained: Why It Was Such A Big Deal In The 2000s
Athlon 64 was more than another desktop CPU line. It marked a major platform shift in performance, 64-bit adoption, and AMD’s position against Intel.
Key facts
Production status: End-of-life
Release date: 2005-04-04
Cores / Threads: 1 / 1
Base clock: 2400 MHz
Turbo clock: -
TDP: 45 W
Process: 90 nm
Codename: Venice
Generation: Athlon 64 (Venice)
All available specs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Athlon 64 3800+ |
| Socket | AMD Socket 939 |
| Process Size | 90 nm |
| Transistors | 69 million |
| Die Size | 83 mm² |
| Package | µPGA |
| Market | Desktop |
| Production Status | End-of-life |
| Release Date | Apr 4th, 2005 |
| Part# | ADA3800DAA4BW ADA3800DAA4BP |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12.0x |
| Multiplier Unlocked | No |
| Voltage | 1.4 V |
| Codename | Venice |
| Generation | Athlon 64 (Venice) |
| Memory Support | DDR1 |
| ECC Memory | No |
| # of Cores | 1 |
| # of Threads | 1 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Cache L1 | 128 KB |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB |
| Features | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, CnQ |
| Rated Speed | 400 MT/s |
| Memory Bus | Dual-channel |
| Memory Bandwidth | 6400 MB/s |
| Chipsets | NVIDIA nForce 3, nForce 4, ATi Xpress 200, Xpress 200P, Xpress 1100, Xpress 1150, ULi M1689, M1695, M1697, VIA K8N890, K8M890, K8T800, K8T800 Pro, K8T890, K8T900 |
| Benchmark rank | 3738 |
| Benchmark samples | 235 |
| Benchmark price | 131.01 |
| Benchmark socket | AM2 |
| Benchmark date | 2009-01-01 |
| Benchmark TDP (W) | 45 |
| Benchmark base (MHz) | 2400 |
| Benchmark turbo (MHz) | 0 |
| Benchmark cores | 1 |
| Benchmark threads per core | 1 |
| Benchmark threads | 1 |
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