Athlon Gold 20 vs A4-3300
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3127 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 0.36 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Mendocino (2025) |
| Release date | 7 September 2011 (14 years ago) | 1 October 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-3300 and Athlon Gold 20 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A4-3300 and Athlon Gold 20 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM1 | FT6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3300 and Athlon Gold 20. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3300 and Athlon Gold 20 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3300 and Athlon Gold 20. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | LPDDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 6410D | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-3300 and Athlon Gold 20.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 September 2011 | 1 October 2025 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Athlon Gold 20 has an age advantage of 14 years, 100% more threads, a 433% more advanced lithography process, and 333% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD A4-3300 and AMD Athlon Gold 20. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A4-3300 is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 20 is a notebook one.
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