i3-7120T vs A4-6300

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Primary details

Comparing A4-6300 and Core i3-7120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2531not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.30no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)17 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$117

Detailed specifications

A4-6300 and Core i3-7120T 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 speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache96 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and Core i3-7120T 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)
SocketFM21151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and Core i3-7120T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and Core i3-7120T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and Core i3-7120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon™ HD 8370DIntel HD Graphics 630
Number of pipelines128no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and Core i3-7120T integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and Core i3-7120T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and Core i3-7120T.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2013 17 July 2017
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i3-7120T has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

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