AMD A4-1200 vs AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-1200 and AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-1200

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 6.3x lower typical power consumption: 3.9 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 369 vs 265
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 891 vs 660
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 May 2013 vs 1 May 2009
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 64+64 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 3.9 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 369 vs 265
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 891 vs 660

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

  • Around 60% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
  • Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 454 vs 303
  • Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 687 vs 559
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 454 vs 303
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 687 vs 559

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-1200
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
303
454
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
369
265
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
559
687
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
891
660
Name AMD A4-1200 AMD Athlon 64 TF-20
PassMark - Single thread mark 303 454
PassMark - CPU mark 369 265
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 559 687
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 891 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 611
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1227
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 611
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1227

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-1200 AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

Essentials

Architecture codename Temash Sherman
Launch date 23 May 2013 1 May 2009
Place in performance rating 2857 2865
Series AMD A-Series AMD Athlon 64
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 64+64 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 90 °C
Maximum frequency 1 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 2 1
Transistor count 1178 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 667 MHz
Maximum core temperature 95 °C

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FT3 S1g1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 3.9 Watt 25 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)