AMD Ryzen 7 3780U vs AMD A4-4000

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 3780U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-4000
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD A4-4000

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 7 3780U and the AMD A4-4000 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 7 3780U 4 core processor released in Q1/2019 with the AMD A4-4000 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2013.
AMD Ryzen 7 (68) Family AMD A (112)
AMD Ryzen 3000U (10) CPU group AMD A4-4000 (2)
2 Generation 2
Picasso (Zen+) Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 3780U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD A4-4000 clocks with 3.00 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 7 3780U Characteristic AMD A4-4000
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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 Ryzen 7 3780U Characteristic AMD A4-4000
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge) GPU AMD Radeon HD 7480D
1.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation 4
14 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
11 Compute units 2
704 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge) GPU AMD Radeon HD 7480D
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 7 3780U, while the AMD A4-4000 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 7 3780U Characteristic AMD A4-4000
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1333
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 7 3780U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD A4-4000 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 7 3780U Characteristic AMD A4-4000
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
35 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 3780U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 12 nm. The cache of AMD A4-4000 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

AMD Ryzen 7 3780U Characteristic AMD A4-4000
12 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
FP5 Socket FM2
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2019 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price 32 $
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the AMD Ryzen 7 3780U to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the AMD A4-4000 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 4.0 stars (5 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U (100%)
AMD A4-4000 (47%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U (100%)
AMD A4-4000 (20%)

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 Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
762 (100%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
348 (46%)

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 Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
2684 (100%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
499 (19%)

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 Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.40 GHz
1971 (100%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
AMD Radeon HD 7480D @ 0.72 GHz
184 (9%)

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 Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
7220 (100%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1831 (25%)

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 Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
146 (100%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
69 (47%)

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 Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
701 (100%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
116 (17%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1020 (100%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3115 (100%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
367 (100%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1515 (100%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
293 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD A4-4000
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. AMD A4-4000Intel Core i3-3220 AMD A4-4000 vs Intel Core i3-3220
2. Intel Core i7-1065G7AMD Ryzen 7 3780U Intel Core i7-1065G7 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
3. AMD A4-4000AMD A4-6300 AMD A4-4000 vs AMD A4-6300
4. AMD Athlon II X2 340AMD A4-4000 AMD Athlon II X2 340 vs AMD A4-4000
5. AMD A6-6400KAMD A4-4000 AMD A6-6400K vs AMD A4-4000
6. AMD A4-4000AMD A8-5600K AMD A4-4000 vs AMD A8-5600K
7. Intel Pentium G3220AMD A4-4000 Intel Pentium G3220 vs AMD A4-4000
8. Intel Core i3-4130AMD A4-4000 Intel Core i3-4130 vs AMD A4-4000
9. Intel Celeron G1820AMD A4-4000 Intel Celeron G1820 vs AMD A4-4000
10. AMD A4-4000Intel Core i3-4150 AMD A4-4000 vs Intel Core i3-4150


back to index