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.

 

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 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 406 vs 329
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 406 vs 329

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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 395 vs 329
  • 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 395 vs 329
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
329
395
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
406
329
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 329 395
PassMark - CPU mark 406 329
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 3274 3259
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™)