A4-3320M vs Athlon 64 FX-57

Place in the ranking	3076	2970
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	0.30	1.14
Architecture codename	San Diego (2001−2005)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	June 2005 (19 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-57 and A4-3320M 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	32 nm
Die size	115 mm²	228 mm²
Number of transistors	114 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-57 and A4-3320M 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	939	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-57 and A4-3320M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions

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3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-57 and A4-3320M are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-57 and A4-3320M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon HD 6480G (444 MHz)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 FX-57 0.33

A4-3320M 0.42
+27.3%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 FX-57 517

A4-3320M 668
+29.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.33	0.42
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	90 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	35 Watt

A4-3320M has a 27.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 197.1% lower power consumption.

The A4-3320M is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 FX-57 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 FX-57 is a desktop processor while A4-3320M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 FX-57 and A4-3320M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.