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| 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) |
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | A6 3500 | vs | A4 3400 |
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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 |
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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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