AMD A4-3300 vs AMD Athlon II X4 631

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3300 and AMD Athlon II X4 631 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 X4 631

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
6.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 71.876 vs 10.376
9.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.657 vs 0.401

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs August 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	71.876 vs 10.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.657 vs 0.401

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 631

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1115 vs 973
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2122 vs 942
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 342 vs 274
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1125 vs 445
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.611 vs 1.503
Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.196 vs 0.104
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.046 vs 1.739

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1115 vs 973
PassMark - CPU mark	2122 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	342 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1125 vs 445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.611 vs 1.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.196 vs 0.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.046 vs 1.739

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 631

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

973

1115

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

2122

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

342

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

445

1125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.503

3.611

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

71.876

10.376

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.104

0.196

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.657

0.401

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.739

4.046

Name	AMD A4-3300	AMD Athlon II X4 631
PassMark - Single thread mark	973	1115
PassMark - CPU mark	942	2122
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274	342
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445	1125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.503	3.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	71.876	10.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.104	0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.657	0.401
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.739	4.046
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 X4 631
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Llano
Launch date	September 2011	August 2011
Place in performance rating	3000	3019
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD631XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray		AD631XWNZ43GX
Price now		$80
Series		AMD Athlon II X4
Value for money (0-100)		11.61
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1178 million
Base frequency		2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature		70.10°C
Number of threads		4
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)