AMD Athlon X4 845
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AMD Athlon X4 845 vs AMD Athlon II X2 340. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2016
AMD Athlon X4 845
AMD Athlon X4 845
Released
Q4/2012
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AMD Athlon II X2 340
AMD Athlon II X2 340

What's the best choice AMD Athlon X4 845 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 Athlon X4 845 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2016.

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 Athlon X4 845 Reasons to consider
AMD Athlon X4 845
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1048 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% better overclocked clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon X4 845 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    832 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    709 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    536 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    418 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    416 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    420 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    765 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1484 left arrow score

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 Athlon X4 845 AMD Athlon X4 845
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 Athlon left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon X4 (Carizzo) 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
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No 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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X2 340 and AMD Athlon X4 845. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-2133 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    8 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon X4 845 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 Athlon X4 845 and AMD Athlon X4 845, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE3
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Carizzo left arrow Trinity
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    FM2+ left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 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 Athlon X4 845 and AMD Athlon II X2 340.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
93
AMD Athlon X4 845
77
AMD Athlon II X2 340
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
316
AMD Athlon X4 845
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
2526
AMD Athlon X4 845
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
8576
AMD Athlon X4 845
2152
AMD Athlon II X2 340
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.04
AMD Athlon X4 845
0.86
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
4.03
AMD Athlon X4 845
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
5917
AMD Athlon X4 845
1860
AMD Athlon II X2 340

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