Athlon XP 2600+ vs A4-3305M

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Primary details

Comparing A4-3305M and Athlon XP 2600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Barton (2001−2004)
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$23

Detailed specifications

A4-3305M and Athlon XP 2600+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz1.92 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512K
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size228 mm2101 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million63 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-3305M and Athlon XP 2600+ 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 configuration11
SocketFS1A
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt68 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3305M and Athlon XP 2600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480Gno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3305M and Athlon XP 2600+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3305M and Athlon XP 2600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6480Gno 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.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-3305M 751
+210%
Athlon XP 2600+ 242

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 68 Watt

A4-3305M has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 94.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A4-3305M and Athlon XP 2600+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A4-3305M is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 2600+ is a desktop one.


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