AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs AMD A4-3300

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X3 460		AMD A4-3300
CPU comparison AMD Athlon II X3 460 or AMD A4-3300 - 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 X3 460 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 460 was released in Q2/2011. The AMD A4-3300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-3300 was released in Q3/2011.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	AMD A (112)
AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)	CPU group	AMD A4-3000 (3)
1	Generation	1
Rana	Architecture	Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X3 460 has 3 CPU cores and can calculate 3 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X3 460 is 3.40 GHz while the AMD A4-3300 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-3300 is at 2.50 GHz.
AMD Athlon II X3 460	Characteristic	AMD A4-3300
3	Cores	2
3	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.40 GHz	Frequency	2.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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 X3 460	Characteristic	AMD A4-3300
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Athlon II X3 460 or AMD A4-3300 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6410D
	GPU frequency	0.44 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	3
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	160
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	1 GB
--	DirectX Version	11

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 6410D
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 X3 460 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD A4-3300 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD Athlon II X3 460	Characteristic	AMD A4-3300
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1600
16 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.50 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	1.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	--
--	PCIe lanes	--
--	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X3 460 is 95 W, while the AMD A4-3300 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Athlon II X3 460	Characteristic	AMD A4-3300
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X3 460 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 1.50 MB cache. The AMD A4-3300 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
AMD Athlon II X3 460	Characteristic	AMD A4-3300
45 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	SSE3, SSE4a
AM3	Socket	FM1
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011	Release date	Q3/2011
--	Release price	32 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X3 460 (100%)

AMD A4-3300 (62%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X3 460 (100%)

AMD A4-3300 (60%)

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 X3 460 3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz	426 (100%)
	AMD A4-3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	266 (62%)

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 X3 460 3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz	1108 (100%)
	AMD A4-3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	423 (38%)

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 X3 460 3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz	1960 (100%)
	AMD A4-3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	1585 (81%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 X3 460 3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A4-3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	130 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 X3 460 3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A4-3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	230 (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 X3 460 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A4-3300 AMD Radeon HD 6410D @ 0.44 GHz	142 (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 X3 460 3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A4-3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	231 (100%)

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