AMD A4-3320M vs AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3320M and AMD Phenom II X3 P840 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 A4-3320M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 37% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1327 vs 1164
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2011 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1327 vs 1164

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P840

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 1 more threads: 3 vs 2
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 760 vs 708
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1079 vs 668
  • Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2663 vs 2153
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Number of threads 3 vs 2
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 760 vs 708
PassMark - CPU mark 1079 vs 668
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2663 vs 2153

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3320M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P840

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
708
760
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
668
1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1327
1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2153
2663
Name AMD A4-3320M AMD Phenom II X3 P840
PassMark - Single thread mark 708 760
PassMark - CPU mark 668 1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1327 1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2153 2663

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-3320M AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Champlain
Launch date 1 October 2011 4 October 2010
Place in performance rating 2196 2209
Series AMD A-Series 3x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 226 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 384 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 1.9 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of threads 2 3
Transistor count 1000 Million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 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 25 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

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