AMD A4-4020 vs AMD Athlon II X4 631

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-4020 and AMD Athlon II X4 631 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 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 A4-4020

AMD Athlon II X4 631

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4020

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 130669% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Launch date	March 2014 vs August 2011
Maximum frequency	3400 MHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 631

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 70.10°C vs 70 °C
5.3x 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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	70.10°C vs 70 °C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 96 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-4020
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 631

Name	AMD A4-4020	AMD Athlon II X4 631
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	453
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	453
PassMark - Single thread mark		1115
PassMark - CPU mark		2122
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		342
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		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 A4-4020	AMD Athlon II X4 631
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Llano
Family	AMD A4-Series	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	March 2014	August 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$40
Place in performance rating	3030	3020
Processor Number	A4-4020
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
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
Base frequency	3200 MHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	70.10°C
Maximum frequency	3400 MHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		228 mm
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 Gb/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	720 MHz
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7480D
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)