AMD A4-3300 vs AMD Athlon II X3 435

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3300 and AMD Athlon II X3 435 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD A4-3300

AMD Athlon II X3 435

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
10.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 71.876 vs 6.968

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs October 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	71.876 vs 6.968

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 435

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1160 vs 973
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1625 vs 942
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 370 vs 274
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 997 vs 445
Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.146 vs 1.503
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.136 vs 0.104
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.867 vs 1.739

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1160 vs 973
PassMark - CPU mark	1625 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	370 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	997 vs 445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.146 vs 1.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.136 vs 0.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.867 vs 1.739

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 435

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

973

1160

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

1625

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

370

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

445

997

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.503

2.146

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

71.876

6.968

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.104

0.136

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.739

2.867

Name	AMD A4-3300	AMD Athlon II X3 435
PassMark - Single thread mark	973	1160
PassMark - CPU mark	942	1625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274	370
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445	997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.503	2.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	71.876	6.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.104	0.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.739	2.867
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	360

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3300	AMD Athlon II X3 435
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Rana
Launch date	September 2011	October 2009
Place in performance rating	3000	3005
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$160
Price now		$29.99
Value for money (0-100)		24.28
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Transistor count	1178 million	300 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)