AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs A4 4000 |
Released July, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 245
- 2.9 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 245
 | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4 GHz |
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Released May, 2013
AMD A4 4000
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the A4 4000
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
| | Higher clock speed 3 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.02 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 70 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4 GHz | vs | 3.49 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.02 GHz | vs | 3.64 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer | May, 2013 | vs | Jul, 2009 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 245 vs A4 4000
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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon II X2 245 | vs | A4 4000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| ABM | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
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 | 1.73 pt/W | 5.4 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
details | Athlon II X2 245 | vs | A4 4000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.4V | 0.8 - 1.45V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 74°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.64 GHz | 4.02 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4 GHz | 3.49 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,955.2 | 1,069.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.64 GHz | 4.02 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Radeon™ HD 7480D | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 720 MHz | |
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