Sempron X2 240 vs A8-4500M

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Primary details

Comparing A8-4500M and Sempron X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2433not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.86no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and Sempron X2 240 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 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache192 KB96K
L2 cache4 MB (shared)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-4500M and Sempron X2 240 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
SocketFS1r2FM2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Sempron X2 240. 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Sempron X2 240 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4500M and Sempron X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR3-1600

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7640G (496 - 685 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4500M and Sempron X2 240.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A8-4500M has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A8-4500M and Sempron X2 240. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A8-4500M is a notebook processor while Sempron X2 240 is a desktop one.


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