AMD A4-3305M vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3305M and AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+ 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 XP-M 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3305M

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
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 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 832 vs 577
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 753 vs 370

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 December 2011 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	832 vs 577
PassMark - CPU mark	753 vs 370

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3305M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

753

370

Name	AMD A4-3305M	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	832	577
PassMark - CPU mark	753	370
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	277
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	478

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3305M	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Barton
Launch date	8 December 2011	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2875	2871
Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	226 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1000 Million	63 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)