A4-7300 vs Athlon II X4 600e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 600e
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.13
+16.5%
A4-7300
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.97

Athlon II X4 600e outperforms A4-7300 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 600e and A4-7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23832486
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.371.41
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$130no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 600e and A4-7300 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 speed2.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size169 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors300 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 600e and A4-7300 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
SocketAM3FM2
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 600e and A4-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 600e and A4-7300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 600e and A4-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Number of pipelinesno data192
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 600e and A4-7300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X4 600e and A4-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 600e and A4-7300.

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.

Athlon II X4 600e 1.13
+16.5%
A4-7300 0.97

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.

Athlon II X4 600e 1795
+17.4%
A4-7300 1529

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 0.97
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II X4 600e has a 16.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

A4-7300, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon II X4 600e is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-7300 in performance tests.


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