Duron 750 vs A8-3820
Primary details
Comparing A8-3820 and Duron 750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2230 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 1.99 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (12 years ago) | 5 September 2000 (24 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-3820 and Duron 750 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 0.75 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 7.5 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 25 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3820 and Duron 750 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FM1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 33.4 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3820 and Duron 750 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3820 and Duron 750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6550D | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 December 2011 | 5 September 2000 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 33 Watt |
A8-3820 has an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 750, on the other hand, has 97% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A8-3820 and Duron 750. We've got no test results to judge.
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