A4-3400 vs Pentium E5700

General info

Comparing Pentium E5700 and A4-3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2570	2571
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.33	5.85
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	8 August 2010 (13 years old)	7 September 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$110	no data
Current price	$66 (0.6x MSRP)	$75

A4-3400 has 151% better value for money than Pentium E5700.

Technical specs

Pentium E5700 and A4-3400 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	82 mm2	228 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	228 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5700 and A4-3400 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	LGA775	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5700 and A4-3400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5700 and A4-3400 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 E5700 and A4-3400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5700 and A4-3400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon HD 6410D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5700 and A4-3400.

PCIe version

2.0

no 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.

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	8 August 2010	7 September 2011
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm

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