Phenom II X2 P650 vs A6-3400M
Primary details
Comparing A6-3400M and Phenom II X2 P650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2650 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | 2x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 2.03 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 19 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-3400M and Phenom II X2 P650 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3400M and Phenom II X2 P650 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 | no data |
| Socket | FS1 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3400M and Phenom II X2 P650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3400M and Phenom II X2 P650 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3400M and Phenom II X2 P650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6520G | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 19 October 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
A6-3400M has an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X2 P650, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A6-3400M and Phenom II X2 P650. We've got no test results to judge.
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