AMD A4-3305M vs AMD A6-3400M

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3305M and AMD A6-3400M 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3305M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 832 vs 703
  • Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 277 vs 232
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 December 2011 vs 15 June 2011
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 832 vs 703
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 277 vs 232

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3400M

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 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 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1221 vs 753
  • Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 721 vs 478
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1221 vs 753
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 721 vs 478

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3305M
CPU 2: AMD A6-3400M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
832
703
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
753
1221
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
277
232
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
478
721
Name AMD A4-3305M AMD A6-3400M
PassMark - Single thread mark 832 703
PassMark - CPU mark 753 1221
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 277 232
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 478 721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.05
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.526
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 529
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 529

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-3305M AMD A6-3400M

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Llano
Launch date 8 December 2011 15 June 2011
Place in performance rating 2875 2877
Series AMD A-Series AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 226 mm 218 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
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 35 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)