Athlon 1000 vs A4-4000
Primary details
Comparing A4-4000 and Athlon 1000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2683 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.05 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Thunderbird C (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 6 March 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,299 |
Detailed specifications
A4-4000 and Athlon 1000 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-4000 and Athlon 1000 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 | FM2 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4000 and Athlon 1000 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4000 and Athlon 1000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7480D | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 6 March 2000 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
A4-4000 has an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A4-4000 and Athlon 1000. We've got no test results to judge.
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