i5-3340 vs A4-5300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5300
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.86
Core i5-3340
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 77 Watt
2.65
+208%

Core i5-3340 outperforms A4-5300 by a whopping 208% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and Core i5-3340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25721724
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.253.25
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)no data
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 July 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and Core i5-3340 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 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °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 Core i5-3340 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
SocketFM2FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt77 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Core i5-3340. 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, FMA4Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
FDIno data+

Security technologies

A4-5300 and Core i5-3340 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and Core i5-3340 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 Core i5-3340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 2500
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5300 and Core i5-3340 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5300 and Core i5-3340.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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
i5-3340 2.65
+208%

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
i5-3340 4216
+209%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-5300 371
i5-3340 560
+50.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-5300 507
i5-3340 1675
+230%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 2.65
Integrated graphics card 0.72 0.69
Recency 2 October 2012 1 July 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 77 Watt

A4-5300 has 4.3% faster integrated GPU, and 18.5% lower power consumption.

i5-3340, on the other hand, has a 208.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-3340 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5300 in performance tests.


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