AMD A4-3305M vs AMD Athlon II Neo K145

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3305M and AMD Athlon II Neo K145 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3305M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
  • Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 837 vs 592
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 758 vs 298
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 December 2011 vs 15 December 2010
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 837 vs 592
PassMark - CPU mark 758 vs 298

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K145

  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 35 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3305M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II Neo K145

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
837
592
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
758
298
Name AMD A4-3305M AMD Athlon II Neo K145
PassMark - Single thread mark 837 592
PassMark - CPU mark 758 298
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 277
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 478

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-3305M AMD Athlon II Neo K145

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Nile
Launch date 8 December 2011 15 December 2010
Place in performance rating 2860 2849
Series AMD A-Series AMD Athlon II Neo
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 226 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 2 1
Transistor count 1000 Million
Front-side bus (FSB) 2000 MHz

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FS1 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 12 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

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