Athlon II P340 vs Athlon II N330

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II N330
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
Athlon II P340
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.45
+7.1%

Athlon II P340 outperforms Athlon II N330 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II N330 and Athlon II P340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29882950
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency1.141.70
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II N330 and Athlon II P340 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size117.5 mm2no data
Number of transistors234 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II N330 and Athlon II P340 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.

SocketS1S1g4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N330 and Athlon II P340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N330 and Athlon II P340 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N330 and Athlon II P340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no 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.

Athlon II N330 0.42
Athlon II P340 0.45
+7.1%

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.

Athlon II N330 665
Athlon II P340 710
+6.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon II N330 1999
+5.5%
Athlon II P340 1895

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon II N330 3837
+5.2%
Athlon II P340 3648

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon II N330 1943
+7.9%
Athlon II P340 1801

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 0.45
Recency 12 May 2010 4 October 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Athlon II P340 has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 40% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II N330 and Athlon II P340.


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