AMD Athlon II X2 340 vs AMD A4-6300

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X2 340		AMD A4-6300
CPU comparison AMD Athlon II X2 340 or AMD A4-6300 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 was released in Q4/2012. The AMD A4-6300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-6300 was released in Q2/2013.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	AMD A (112)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Trinity) (1)	CPU group	AMD A4-6000 (3)
3	Generation	3
Trinity	Architecture	Richland (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X2 340 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz). The AMD A4-6300 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (3.90 GHz).
AMD Athlon II X2 340	Characteristic	AMD A4-6300
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	3.70 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.90 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon II X2 340	Characteristic	AMD A4-6300
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 8370D
	GPU frequency	0.76 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	5
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	11.2

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 8370D
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon II X2 340 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-6300 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Athlon II X2 340	Characteristic	AMD A4-6300
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR3-1866
	Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
1.00 MB	L3 Cache	1.00 MB
--	PCIe version	--
--	PCIe lanes	--
--	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD A4-6300 is 65 W.
AMD Athlon II X2 340	Characteristic	AMD A4-6300
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the AMD A4-6300 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.
AMD Athlon II X2 340	Characteristic	AMD A4-6300
32 nm	Technology	32 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
FM2	Socket	FM2
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2012	Release date	Q2/2013
30 $	Release price	45 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 340 (0%)

AMD A4-6300 (0%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 340 (91%)

AMD A4-6300 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	1300 (91%)
	AMD A4-6300 2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz	1429 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A4-6300 2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz	449 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A4-6300 2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz	703 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Athlon II X2 340 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A4-6300 AMD Radeon HD 8370D @ 0.76 GHz	195 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A4-6300 2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz	355 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	77 (100%)
	AMD A4-6300 2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	126 (100%)
	AMD A4-6300 2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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