Athlon 64 3100+ vs A4-4000
Aggregate performance score
A4-4000 outperforms Athlon 64 3100+ by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2963 | 3376 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.43 | 0.46 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Lima (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (12 years ago) | April 2008 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-4000 and Athlon 64 3100+ 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 | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128K |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 77 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 122 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-4000 and Athlon 64 3100+ 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 | FM2 | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4000 and Athlon 64 3100+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4000 and Athlon 64 3100+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7480D | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.65 | 0.27 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
A4-4000 has a 140.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 64 3100+, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.
The AMD A4-4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 64 3100+ in performance tests.
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