AMD A4-4000 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-4000 and AMD Phenom II X3 B73 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4000

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1137 vs 1095
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2013 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1137 vs 1095

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1637 vs 1152
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1637 vs 1152

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-4000
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1137
1095
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1152
1637
Name AMD A4-4000 AMD Phenom II X3 B73
PassMark - Single thread mark 1137 1095
PassMark - CPU mark 1152 1637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 359
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2.86
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.096
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.385
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4280

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-4000 AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Essentials

Architecture codename Richland Heka
Launch date June 2013 October 2009
Place in performance rating 2145 2172
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $75
Price now $75
Value for money (0-100) 10.75

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 70 °C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Transistor count 1178 million 758 million
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM2 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)