AMD A6-3400M vs AMD Turion II M500
Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3400M and AMD Turion II M500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3400M
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
- Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1218 vs 756
- Around 73% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 721 vs 417
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 15 June 2011 vs 10 September 2009 |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
| Number of threads | 4 vs 2 |
| Maximum frequency | 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB vs 1024 KB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1218 vs 756 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 721 vs 417 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M500
- Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 847 vs 702
- Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 243 vs 232
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 847 vs 702 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 243 vs 232 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A6-3400M
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M500
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| Name | AMD A6-3400M | AMD Turion II M500 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 702 | 847 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1218 | 756 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 232 | 243 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 721 | 417 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.336 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 8.347 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.256 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 6.05 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 23.526 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 529 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 529 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD A6-3400M | AMD Turion II M500 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Llano | Caspian |
| Launch date | 15 June 2011 | 10 September 2009 |
| Place in performance rating | 2904 | 2909 |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Turion II |
| Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Die size | 218 mm | |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 1024 KB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 2.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
| Number of threads | 4 | 2 |
| Transistor count | 1000 Million | |
| Front-side bus (FSB) | 3600 MHz | |
Memory |
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| Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Sockets supported | FS1 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Virtualization |
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