Athlon X2 7850 BE vs A4-5300

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Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and Athlon X2 7850 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2558not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.25no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Kuma (2008−2009)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)28 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and Athlon X2 7850 BE 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size246 mm2285 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and Athlon X2 7850 BE 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
SocketFM2AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Athlon X2 7850 BE. 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 X2 7850 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Athlon X2 7850 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3unknown

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7480DOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5300 and Athlon X2 7850 BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 October 2012 28 April 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

A4-5300 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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