AMD A4-3305M vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3305M and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ EE 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 Athlon 64 X2 4000+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3305M

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	8 December 2011 vs May 2006
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3305M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ EE

Name	AMD A4-3305M	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	833
PassMark - CPU mark	755
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	277
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	478

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3305M	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Windsor
Launch date	8 December 2011	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2885	not rated
Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	226 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1000 Million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)