AMD Athlon 3000+ vs A4 3300 |
First seen on June, 2012
AMD Athlon 3000+
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 3000+
 | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Released September, 2011
AMD A4 3300
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the A4 3300
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much more l3 cache 0.5 MB |
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2.5 GHz | | More cores 2 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l3 cache | 0.5 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 0.5 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 25% higher clock speed | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 0.25 MB/core l3 cache per core is just OK | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 72.31W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Athlon 3000+ vs A4 3300
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon 3000+ | vs | A4 3300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 754 | |||
| FM1 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 89W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 21.44 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 77.96 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 72.31W | 52.81W | |
details | Athlon 3000+ | vs | A4 3300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 0 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 130 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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