Pentium G640 vs A4-6300B

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Aggregate performance score

A4-6300B
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.84
Pentium G640
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.85
+1.2%

Pentium G640 outperforms A4-6300B by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-6300B and Pentium G640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25742561
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.221.23
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)3 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A4-6300B and Pentium G640 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache96K64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data69 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300B and Pentium G640 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 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300B and Pentium G640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A4-6300B and Pentium G640 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300B and Pentium G640 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 A4-6300B and Pentium G640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 8370DIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300B and Pentium G640 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300B and Pentium G640.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

A4-6300B 0.84
Pentium G640 0.85
+1.2%

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.

A4-6300B 1328
Pentium G640 1349
+1.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 0.85
Recency 1 June 2013 3 June 2012

A4-6300B has an age advantage of 11 months.

Pentium G640, on the other hand, has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A4-6300B and Pentium G640.


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