AMD A8-3820 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3820 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3820
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
- 2x 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 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2174 vs 998
- Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1647 vs 1531
- Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4806 vs 2453
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | December 2011 vs August 2007 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 90 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2174 vs 998 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1647 vs 1531 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4806 vs 2453 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
- Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
- Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1141 vs 1131
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1141 vs 1131 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-3820
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A8-3820 | AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1131 | 1141 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2174 | 998 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1647 | 1531 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4806 | 2453 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 893 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 893 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A8-3820 | AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Llano | Windsor |
Launch date | December 2011 | August 2007 |
Place in performance rating | 1860 | 1845 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 228 mm | 230 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 90 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 227 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM1 | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |