AMD A4-3400 vs AMD Athlon II X3 435

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3400 and AMD Athlon II X3 435 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date September 2011 vs October 2009
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 435

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1160 vs 1082
  • Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1625 vs 1086
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 370 vs 344
  • Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 997 vs 625
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.146 vs 1.658
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6.968 vs 6.238
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.136 vs 0.115
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1160 vs 1082
PassMark - CPU mark 1625 vs 1086
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 370 vs 344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 997 vs 625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.146 vs 1.658
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.968 vs 6.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.136 vs 0.115

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 435

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1082
1160
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1086
1625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
344
370
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
625
997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.658
2.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.238
6.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.115
0.136
Name AMD A4-3400 AMD Athlon II X3 435
PassMark - Single thread mark 1082 1160
PassMark - CPU mark 1086 1625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 344 370
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 625 997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.658 2.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.238 6.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.115 0.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.867

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-3400 AMD Athlon II X3 435

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Rana
Launch date September 2011 October 2009
Place in performance rating 3001 3005
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $160
Price now $29.99
Value for money (0-100) 24.28

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 228 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Transistor count 1178 million 300 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM1 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)