AMD A4-3400 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3400 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3400
- CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
- Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 104 Watt
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1082 vs 505
- 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1086 vs 404
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | September 2011 vs October 2004 |
Number of cores | 2 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 90 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 104 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1082 vs 505 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1086 vs 404 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A4-3400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD A4-3400 | AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1082 | 505 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1086 | 404 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 344 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 625 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.658 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 6.238 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.115 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A4-3400 | AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Llano | San Diego |
Launch date | September 2011 | October 2004 |
Place in performance rating | 3002 | 2996 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $180 | |
Price now | $179.95 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 1.18 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 228 mm | 115 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 90 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 1 |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 114 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM1 | 939 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 104 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |