AMD A4-4355M vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-4355M and AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A4-4355M

AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4355M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
49152x 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 18% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 20 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 813 vs 537
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 806 vs 577

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 1 November 2009
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	96 KB vs 2x64 + 2x64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 20 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	813 vs 537
PassMark - CPU mark	806 vs 577

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-4355M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

813

537

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

806

577

Name	AMD A4-4355M	AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
PassMark - Single thread mark	813	537
PassMark - CPU mark	806	577
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	210
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	313

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-4355M	AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Tyler
Launch date	1 October 2012	1 November 2009
Place in performance rating	2945	2924
Series	AMD A-Series	2x AMD Athlon 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	96 KB	2x64 + 2x64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1303 Million
Front-side bus (FSB)		1600 MHz
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Number of threads		2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP2	Socket S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	20 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)