Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs A4-3400

Primary details

Comparing A4-3400 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2616	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.85	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	7 September 2011 (12 years ago)	August 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$13.09	$77

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A4-3400 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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	2.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	228 mm2	77 mm2
Number of transistors	1,178 million	105 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A4-3400 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3400 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3400 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3400 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon HD 6410D

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

32 nm

65 nm

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