AMD A4-4020 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop
• Family
  AMD A Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  2 2
• CPU group
  AMD A4-4000 Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000
• Predecessor
  -- No
• Successor
  -- No

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  3.20 GHz 3.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.40 GHz No
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  3.40 GHz No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core2 Duo E8400 and AMD A4-4020. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1333 DDR2-1066 / DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A4-4020 and Intel Core2 Duo E8400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 65 W
• TDP up
  -- No
• TDP (PL2)
  -- No
• TDP down
  -- No
• Tjunction max.
  -- 80 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A4-4020 and AMD A4-4020, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
• L2-Cache
  -- 6.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB No
• Architecture
  Richland (Piledriver) Wolfdale
• Technology
  32 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  FM2 LGA 775
• Release date
  Q1/2014 Q1/2008