AMD A8-3800 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3800 and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 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 X2 BE-2300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3800

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 26% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x 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 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1044 vs 644
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2041 vs 570

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs October 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1044 vs 644
PassMark - CPU mark	2041 vs 570

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3800
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1044

644

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2041

570

Name	AMD A8-3800	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1044	644
PassMark - CPU mark	2041	570
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 X2 BE-2300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Brisbane
Launch date	June 2011	October 2007
Place in performance rating	2765	2784
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)