AMD A8-3800 vs AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3800 and AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 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).

AMD A8-3800

AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3800

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 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 90 nm
4x 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
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 677
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2049 vs 608

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs October 2004
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066 vs 677
PassMark - CPU mark	2049 vs 608

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3800
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 4000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1066

677

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2049

608

Name	AMD A8-3800	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066	677
PassMark - CPU mark	2049	608
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 4000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	San Diego
Launch date	June 2011	October 2004
Place in performance rating	2750	2745
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$160
Price now		$11.99
Value for money (0-100)		14.88
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)