Athlon 800 vs A4-3420
Primary details
Comparing A4-3420 and Athlon 800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2735 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.97 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (12 years ago) | 20 December 1999 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $799 |
Detailed specifications
A4-3420 and Athlon 800 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 0.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-3420 and Athlon 800 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 43 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3420 and Athlon 800 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3420 and Athlon 800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 6410D | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 December 2011 | 20 December 1999 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 43 Watt |
A4-3420 has an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 800, on the other hand, has 51.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A4-3420 and Athlon 800. We've got no test results to judge.
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