Processor comparison
AMD A4-4300M vs Intel Atom Z3740
AMD
AMD A4-4300M
AMD Socket FS1r2
2500 MHz
2 cores
May 2012
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Atom Z3740
Intel BGA1380
1333 MHz
4 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD A4-4300M100%
- Intel Atom Z3740114%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD A4-4300M148%
- Intel Atom Z3740100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD A4-4300M100%
- Intel Atom Z3740127%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4300M
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 48% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3740
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 27% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Around 14% higher average synthetic performance.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Atom Z3740
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Atom Z3740
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD A4-4300M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| SSE4a | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| CVT16 | | |
| EVP | | |
| FMA4 | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| F16C | | |
| XOP | | |
| Turbo Core | | |
| EIST | | |
| XD bit | | |
| BPT | | |
Architecture
| AMD A4-4300M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | Intel_Silvermont |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | unknown | DDR3 |
| Codename | Trinity | Bay Trail-T |
| Release Date | May 2012 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD A4-4300M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 7420G | HD Graphics |
Cache
| AMD A4-4300M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (shared) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD A4-4300M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| Socket | AMD Socket FS1r2 | Intel BGA1380 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | FC-BGA1380 |
| Die Size | 246mm² | unknown |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD A4-4300M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| Cpu Frequency | 2500 MHz | 1333 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3000 MHz | 1867 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.325 V | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | 2 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD A4-4300M1830 points
- Intel Atom Z37401120 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD A4-4300M2501 points
- Intel Atom Z37403199 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A4-4300M1929
- Intel Atom Z37402437
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD A4-4300M1345
- Intel Atom Z3740763
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- AMD A4-4300M1684
- Intel Atom Z37401838
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- AMD A4-4300M1996.5
- Intel Atom Z3740963
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- AMD A4-4300M3144
- Intel Atom Z37403380
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- AMD A4-4300M33.91
- Intel Atom Z374024.5
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- AMD A4-4300M50.38
- Intel Atom Z374029
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- AMD A4-4300M1072
- Intel Atom Z37401569
MB/s - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- AMD A4-4300M0.64
- Intel Atom Z37400.73
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- AMD A4-4300M0.12
- Intel Atom Z37400.16
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- AMD A4-4300M0.07
- Intel Atom Z37400.1
GB/s