AMD A4-3300 vs AMD Phenom II X4 B95

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3300 and AMD Phenom II X4 B95 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 Phenom II X4 B95

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
9.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 71.876 vs 7.417
11.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.657 vs 0.316

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 7.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.657 vs 0.316

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B95

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
2x 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
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1243 vs 976
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2427 vs 950
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 386 vs 274
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1280 vs 445
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.2 vs 1.503
Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.167 vs 0.104
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.481 vs 1.739

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 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	1243 vs 976
PassMark - CPU mark	2427 vs 950
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280 vs 445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.2 vs 1.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.167 vs 0.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.481 vs 1.739

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3300
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B95

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

976

1243

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

950

2427

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

386

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

445

1280

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.503

3.2

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

71.876

7.417

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.104

0.167

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.657

0.316

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.739

3.481

Name	AMD A4-3300	AMD Phenom II X4 B95
PassMark - Single thread mark	976	1243
PassMark - CPU mark	950	2427
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274	386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445	1280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.503	3.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	71.876	7.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.104	0.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.657	0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.739	3.481
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	360

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3300	AMD Phenom II X4 B95
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Deneb
Launch date	September 2011	October 2009
Place in performance rating	3004	2968
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
OPN Tray		HDXB95WFK4DGM
Price now		$72.95
Series		AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Value for money (0-100)		14.95
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	258 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	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
Base frequency		3 GHz
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Unlocked
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™)