A4-5050 vs A4-6300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-6300
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.90
+7.1%
A4-5050
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.84

A4-6300 outperforms A4-5050 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-6300 and A4-5050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25502591
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.315.30
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)1 February 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-6300 and A4-5050 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 speed3.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.5 GHz
L1 cache96 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and A4-5050 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
SocketFM2FT3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and A4-5050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and A4-5050 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and A4-5050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon™ HD 8370DAMD Radeon HD 8330 (? - 500 MHz)
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and A4-5050 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and A4-5050 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and A4-5050.

PCIe version2.0no data

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.

A4-6300 0.90
+7.1%
A4-5050 0.84

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.

A4-6300 1428
+7.5%
A4-5050 1328

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 0.84
Recency 1 June 2013 1 February 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

A4-6300 has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score.

A4-5050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A4-6300 and A4-5050.

Note that A4-6300 is a desktop processor while A4-5050 is a notebook one.


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