FirePro A300 vs A6-4400M
Primary details
Comparing A6-4400M and FirePro A300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2760 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.72 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 7 August 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-4400M and FirePro A300 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB | 192K |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,303 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A6-4400M and FirePro A300 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 | FS1r2 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4400M and FirePro A300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-4400M and FirePro A300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-4400M and FirePro A300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown | DDR3-1866 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7520G | FirePro |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-4400M and FirePro A300.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 7 August 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
A6-4400M has 85.7% lower power consumption.
FirePro A300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between A6-4400M and FirePro A300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A6-4400M is a notebook processor while FirePro A300 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-4400M and FirePro A300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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