Core 2 Duo T8300 vs A8-4500M

Aggregate performance score

A8-4500M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
+14%
Core 2 Duo T8300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.93

A8-4500M outperforms Core 2 Duo T8300 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24172512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.872.51
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)10 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$241

Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T8300 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T8300 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 configuration1no data
SocketFS1r2BGA479,PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T8300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7640Gno 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.

A8-4500M 1.06
+14%
Core 2 Duo T8300 0.93

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.

A8-4500M 1689
+14.7%
Core 2 Duo T8300 1472

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-4500M 291
Core 2 Duo T8300 306
+5.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-4500M 650
+34.3%
Core 2 Duo T8300 484

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-4500M 1821
Core 2 Duo T8300 2626
+44.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-4500M 4872
+0.7%
Core 2 Duo T8300 4837

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-4500M 2438
+13.8%
Core 2 Duo T8300 2143

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 0.93
Recency 15 May 2012 10 January 2008
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

A8-4500M has a 14% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The A8-4500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T8300 in performance tests.


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