Athlon 64 X2 4800+ vs Athlon X2 340

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 340 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2583not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno data2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Power efficiency1.19no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 340 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data1000 MHz
L1 cache96Kno data
L2 cache1 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 340 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 340 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 340 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 340 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 340 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 X2 340 1307
+92.5%
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 679

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm

Athlon X2 340 has a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

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