AMD A8-3800 vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3800 and AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3800

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 652
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2049 vs 545
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2011 vs January 2001
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1066 vs 652
PassMark - CPU mark 2049 vs 545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3800
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1066
652
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2049
545
Name AMD A8-3800 AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1066 652
PassMark - CPU mark 2049 545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.305

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-3800 AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Clawhammer
Launch date June 2011 January 2001
Place in performance rating 2750 2772
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 228 mm 193 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 1178 million 105 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM1 754
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 89 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)