AMD A4-3305M vs AMD A4-3310MX

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3305M and AMD A4-3310MX 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.

AMD A4-3305M

AMD A4-3310MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3305M

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 277 vs 274
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 478 vs 463

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 December 2011 vs 14 June 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	833 vs 832
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	277 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	478 vs 463

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3310MX

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 782 vs 755

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	782 vs 755

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3305M
CPU 2: AMD A4-3310MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

833

832

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

755

782

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

277

274

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

478

463

Name	AMD A4-3305M	AMD A4-3310MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	833	832
PassMark - CPU mark	755	782
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	277	274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	478	463

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3305M	AMD A4-3310MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Llano
Launch date	8 December 2011	14 June 2011
Place in performance rating	2885	2886
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	226 mm	226 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1000 Million	1000 Million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)