AMD A4-1250 vs AMD Athlon X2 L310

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-1250 and AMD Athlon X2 L310 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.

AMD A4-1250

AMD Athlon X2 L310

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-1250

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 13 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 418 vs 343

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs 10 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt vs 13 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	418 vs 343

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 L310

Around 20% higher clock speed: 1.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 403 vs 328
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 120 vs 108
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 213 vs 192

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	403 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	120 vs 108
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	213 vs 192

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-1250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 L310

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

328

403

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

418

343

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

108

120

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

192

213

Name	AMD A4-1250	AMD Athlon X2 L310
PassMark - Single thread mark	328	403
PassMark - CPU mark	418	343
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	108	120
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	192	213

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-1250	AMD Athlon X2 L310
Essentials
Architecture codename	Temash	Conesus
Launch date	23 May 2013	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3285	3271
Series	AMD A-Series	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FT3	BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt	13 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)