Athlon 64 2700+ vs A4-5300

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Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and Athlon 64 2700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2572not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.25no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)NewCastle (2004)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)April 2004 (20 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and Athlon 64 2700+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size246 mm2144 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million69 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and Athlon 64 2700+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2754
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Athlon 64 2700+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and Athlon 64 2700+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Athlon 64 2700+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 32 Watt

A4-5300 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 2700+, on the other hand, has 103.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A4-5300 and Athlon 64 2700+. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while Athlon 64 2700+ is a notebook one.


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