AMD A4-3400 vs AMD Athlon II X4 631

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3400 and AMD Athlon II X4 631 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A4-3400

AMD Athlon II X4 631

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3400

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 344 vs 342

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs August 2011
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	344 vs 342

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 631

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1115 vs 1082
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2122 vs 1086
Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1125 vs 625
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.611 vs 1.658
Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 10.376 vs 6.238
Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.196 vs 0.115

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1115 vs 1082
PassMark - CPU mark	2122 vs 1086
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1125 vs 625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.611 vs 1.658
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.376 vs 6.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.196 vs 0.115

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 631

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1082

1115

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1086

2122

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

344

342

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

625

1125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.658

3.611

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.238

10.376

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.115

0.196

Name	AMD A4-3400	AMD Athlon II X4 631
PassMark - Single thread mark	1082	1115
PassMark - CPU mark	1086	2122
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	344	342
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625	1125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.658	3.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.238	10.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.115	0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.401
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.046

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3400	AMD Athlon II X4 631
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Llano
Launch date	September 2011	August 2011
Place in performance rating	3001	3020
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD631XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray		AD631XWNZ43GX
Price now		$80
Series		AMD Athlon II X4
Value for money (0-100)		11.61
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1178 million
Base frequency		2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature		70.10°C
Number of threads		4
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)