AMD A4-3300M vs AMD Athlon II P340

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3300M and AMD Athlon II P340 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3300M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 714 vs 710
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 257 vs 219
  • Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 471 vs 381
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 June 2011 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 714 vs 710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 257 vs 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 471 vs 381

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II P340

  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 847 vs 790
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 847 vs 790

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3300M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II P340

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
790
847
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
714
710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
257
219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
471
381
Name AMD A4-3300M AMD Athlon II P340
PassMark - Single thread mark 790 847
PassMark - CPU mark 714 710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 257 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 471 381
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 104.466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.196

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-3300M AMD Athlon II P340

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Champlain
Launch date 14 June 2011 4 October 2010
Place in performance rating 2922 2910
Series AMD A-Series AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Price now $44.95
Value for money (0-100) 8.19

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 226 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Transistor count 1000 Million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3200 MHz

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FS1 S1g4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)