Phenom II X2 N640 vs A4-3300M

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Aggregate performance score

A4-3300M
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.75
Phenom II X2 N640
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.91
+21.3%

Phenom II X2 N640 outperforms A4-3300M by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-3300M and Phenom II X2 N640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26702545
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency2.032.46
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)1 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-3300M and Phenom II X2 N640 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-3300M and Phenom II X2 N640 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 configuration1no data
SocketFS1S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3300M and Phenom II X2 N640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480GHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3300M and Phenom II X2 N640 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3300M and Phenom II X2 N640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6480G (444 MHz)no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-3300M 0.75
Phenom II X2 N640 0.91
+21.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-3300M 228
Phenom II X2 N640 342
+50%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-3300M 392
Phenom II X2 N640 623
+58.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A4-3300M 1
Phenom II X2 N640 2
+48.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 0.91
Recency 14 June 2011 1 October 2010
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

A4-3300M has an age advantage of 8 months, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X2 N640, on the other hand, has a 21.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Phenom II X2 N640 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-3300M in performance tests.


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