Pro A6-8500B vs A4-5300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5300
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.86
Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.01
+17.4%

Pro A6-8500B outperforms A4-5300 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and Pro A6-8500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25722467
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency1.256.37
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and Pro A6-8500B 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and Pro A6-8500B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2FP4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Pro A6-8500B. 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, FMA4HSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and Pro A6-8500B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Pro A6-8500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3/DDR3L-1600
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz)AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data256
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5300 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5300 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5300 and Pro A6-8500B.

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
Pro A6-8500B 1.01
+17.4%

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
Pro A6-8500B 1601
+17.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 1.01
Recency 2 October 2012 3 June 2015
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Pro A6-8500B has a 17.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Pro A6-8500B is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5300 in performance tests.

Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while Pro A6-8500B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5300 and Pro A6-8500B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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