A6-4455M vs A4-6300

Primary details

Comparing A4-6300 and A6-4455M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2535	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	1.31	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-6300 and A6-4455M 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	92 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and A6-4455M 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2	FP2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and A6-4455M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and A6-4455M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and A6-4455M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	unknown Dual-channel
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon™ HD 8370D	AMD Radeon HD 7500G
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and A6-4455M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and A6-4455M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and A6-4455M.

PCIe version

2.0

no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2013	15 May 2012
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

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