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AMD A6-3500 vs AMD Athlon II X2 340. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2011
AMD A6-3500
AMD A6-3500
Released
Q4/2012
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AMD Athlon II X2 340
AMD Athlon II X2 340

What's the best choice AMD A6-3500 or AMD Athlon II X2 340? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A6-3500 has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 3 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2011.

AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Differences

AMD A6-3500 Reasons to consider
AMD A6-3500
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1538 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    1 times more cores

    3 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A6-3500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    568 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    508 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    943 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1356 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1406 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1179 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    782 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    729 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    675 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1215 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1484 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 34% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 33 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 340 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    909 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1009 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    737 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    852 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    766 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    767 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1239 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A6-3500 AMD A6-3500
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD A6-3000 left arrow AMD Athlon II (Trinity)
CPU Technical specs

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
    2.10 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    3 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.40 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    3 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 6530D left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.44 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    5 left arrow
  • Shader
    320 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    1 GB left arrow --
  • Generation
    3 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2010 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X2 340 and AMD A6-3500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A6-3500 and AMD Athlon II X2 340 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A6-3500 and AMD A6-3500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE3
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Llano (K10) left arrow Trinity
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    FM1 left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q3/2011 left arrow Q4/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A6-3500 and AMD Athlon II X2 340.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
166
AMD A6-3500
126
AMD Athlon II X2 340
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1279
AMD A6-3500
1518
AMD Athlon II X2 340
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3524
AMD A6-3500
2152
AMD Athlon II X2 340
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
1.93
AMD A6-3500
1.71
AMD Athlon II X2 340
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
1995
AMD A6-3500
1860
AMD Athlon II X2 340

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