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) 4 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: 2185 vs 982
• Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1647 vs 1531
• Around 96% better performance in 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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3820
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1129 1131
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2185 982
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1647 1531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	4806 2453

Compare specifications (specs)