AMD A6 3500 vs A4 3400 |
Released August, 2011
AMD A6 3500
- 2.1 GHz
- Tri core
Reasons to buy the AMD A6 3500
 | Much more l2 cache 3 MB | | Much more l3 cache 1 MB |
| | More cores 3 | | More threads 3 |
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Released September, 2011
AMD A4 3400
- 2.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the A4 3400
| | Much higher clock speed 2.7 GHz | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 903 |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.5 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.7 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 3 MB | vs | 1 MB | 3x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l3 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More cores | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more threads | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.7 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 30% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 903 | vs | 748 | More than 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.34 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.7 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of A6 3500 vs A4 3400
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | A6 3500 | vs | A4 3400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.4 GHz | None | |
| Cores | Tri core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Radeon™ HD 6530D | Radeon™ HD 6410D | |
| Latest DirectX | 11.0 | 11.0 | |
| GPU clock speed | 443 MHz | 600 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
details | A6 3500 | vs | A4 3400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 3 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Transistor count | 1,178,000,000 | 1,178,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Die size | 228 mm² | 228 mm² | |
| Voltage range | 0.91 - 1.41V | 0.91 - 1.41V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 70.9°C | Unknown - 71.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 8 | 10 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.34 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.1 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,783.9 | 1,356.5 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.34 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.62 pt/W | 1.57 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
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