A4-3320M vs Sempron 140

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Primary details

Comparing Sempron 140 and A4-3320M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Architecture codenameSargas (2009−2011)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date22 July 2009 (15 years ago)20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$40no data

Detailed specifications

Sempron 140 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size117 mm2228 mm2
Number of transistors234 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Sempron 140 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FS1
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 140 and A4-3320M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Sempron 140 and A4-3320M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 140 and A4-3320M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon HD 6480G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron 140 and A4-3320M.

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.

Sempron 140 486
A4-3320M 668
+37.4%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 July 2009 20 December 2011
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

A4-3320M has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Sempron 140 and A4-3320M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Sempron 140 is a desktop processor while A4-3320M is a notebook one.


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