A4-3320M vs Pentium E5400

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.61
+45.2%
A4-3320M
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42

Pentium E5400 outperforms A4-3320M by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5400 and A4-3320M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27812970
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.46no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency0.891.14
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date18 January 2009 (15 years ago)20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$55no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5400 and A4-3320M 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 speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size82 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5400 and A4-3320M 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
SocketLGA775FS1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5400 and A4-3320M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5400 and A4-3320M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5400 and A4-3320M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5400 and A4-3320M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon HD 6480G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5400 and A4-3320M.

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.

Pentium E5400 0.61
+45.2%
A4-3320M 0.42

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.

Pentium E5400 975
+46%
A4-3320M 668

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 0.42
Recency 18 January 2009 20 December 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium E5400 has a 45.2% higher aggregate performance score.

A4-3320M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium E5400 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-3320M in performance tests.

Note that Pentium E5400 is a desktop processor while A4-3320M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5400 and A4-3320M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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