A4-5000 vs Core 2 Duo E6300

Place in the ranking	3005	2608
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	0.58	5.11
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	July 2006 (18 years ago)	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6300 and A4-5000 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	1.86 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Die size	143 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	291 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6300 and A4-5000 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	LGA775,PLGA775	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and A4-5000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6300 and A4-5000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and A4-5000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and A4-5000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8330
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E6300 and A4-5000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and A4-5000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and A4-5000.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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.

Core 2 Duo E6300 0.40

A4-5000 0.81
+103%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6300 638

A4-5000 1292
+103%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6300 189
+20.4%

A4-5000 157

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.

Core 2 Duo E6300 310

A4-5000 467
+50.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.40	0.81
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

A4-5000 has a 102.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The A4-5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6300 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6300 is a desktop processor while A4-5000 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6300 and A4-5000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.