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).

AMD A4-3400

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

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: 1084 vs 505
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1089 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	1084 vs 505
PassMark - CPU mark	1089 vs 404

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1089

404

Name	AMD A4-3400	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
PassMark - Single thread mark	1084	505
PassMark - CPU mark	1089	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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	San Diego
Launch date	September 2011	October 2004
Place in performance rating	3001	2995
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$180
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.18
Performance
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
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	104 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)