AMD A4-3400 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3400 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 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
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
• Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 344 vs 219
• Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 625 vs 398

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

• Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1285 vs 1089

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1089 1285
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	344 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	625 398

Compare specifications (specs)