AMD A4-3320M vs AMD Athlon II M320

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3320M and AMD Athlon II M320 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.

AMD A4-3320M

AMD Athlon II M320

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3320M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1327 vs 1201
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2153 vs 1955

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2011 vs 10 September 2009
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1327 vs 1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2153 vs 1955

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M320

Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 855 vs 708
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 749 vs 668

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	855 vs 708
PassMark - CPU mark	749 vs 668

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3320M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II M320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

708

855

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

668

749

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1327

1201

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2153

1955

Name	AMD A4-3320M	AMD Athlon II M320
PassMark - Single thread mark	708	855
PassMark - CPU mark	668	749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1327	1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2153	1955

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3320M	AMD Athlon II M320
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Caspian
Launch date	1 October 2011	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	2196	2198
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Price now		$30
Value for money (0-100)		11.21
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	226 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1000 Million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FS1	Socket S1 (S1g3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow