Athlon II N370 vs A4-3310MX
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II N370 outperforms A4-3310MX by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-3310MX and Athlon II N370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2885 | 2819 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Athlon II |
| Power efficiency | 1.32 | 1.54 |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-3310MX and Athlon II N370 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 117.5 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 234 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-3310MX and Athlon II N370 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 | no data |
| Socket | FS1 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3310MX and Athlon II N370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3310MX and Athlon II N370 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3310MX and Athlon II N370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.49 | 0.57 |
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 16 December 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
A4-3310MX has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon II N370, on the other hand, has a 16.3% higher aggregate performance score.
The Athlon II N370 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-3310MX in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-3310MX and Athlon II N370, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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