AMD Athlon 64 4000+ vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 4000+ and AMD Athlon 64 3400+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 4000+

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 4000+

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 677 vs 652
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 608 vs 545

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2004 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	677 vs 652
PassMark - CPU mark	608 vs 545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 4000+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

677

652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

608

545

Name	AMD Athlon 64 4000+	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	677	652
PassMark - CPU mark	608	545

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 4000+	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	San Diego	Clawhammer
Launch date	October 2004	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$160
Place in performance rating	2745	2772
Price now	$11.99
Value for money (0-100)	14.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	115 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	105 million	105 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	939	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	89 Watt