Atom C3508 vs A4-5300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5300
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.86
Atom C3508
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 11 Watt
1.13
+31.4%

Atom C3508 outperforms A4-5300 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and Atom C3508 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25722398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Atom
Power efficiency1.259.50
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and Atom C3508 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache128K (per core)224 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and Atom C3508 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Atom C3508. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-

Security technologies

A4-5300 and Atom C3508 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and Atom C3508 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Atom C3508. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5300 and Atom C3508.

PCIe versionno data3
PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data8
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x2.5/1 GBE

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-5300 0.86
Atom C3508 1.13
+31.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-5300 1363
Atom C3508 1796
+31.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 1.13
Recency 2 October 2012 15 August 2017
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 11 Watt

Atom C3508 has a 31.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 490.9% lower power consumption.

The Atom C3508 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5300 in performance tests.

Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while Atom C3508 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5300 and Atom C3508, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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