A4-1200 vs Athlon II X2 280

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 280
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.85
+270%
A4-1200
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.23

Athlon II X2 280 outperforms A4-1200 by a whopping 270% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 280 and A4-1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25753186
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.52no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.245.44
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Temash (2013)
Release date6 February 2013 (11 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 280 and A4-1200 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
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size117 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors410 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 280 and A4-1200 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FT3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 280 and A4-1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 280 and A4-1200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 280 and A4-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8180 (225 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 280 and A4-1200.

PCIe version2.0no 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 X2 280 0.85
+270%
A4-1200 0.23

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 X2 280 1355
+267%
A4-1200 369

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 280 446
+305%
A4-1200 110

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 280 821
+332%
A4-1200 190

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 0.23
Recency 6 February 2013 23 May 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 4 Watt

Athlon II X2 280 has a 269.6% higher aggregate performance score.

A4-1200, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1525% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X2 280 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-1200 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 280 is a desktop processor while A4-1200 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 280 and A4-1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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