A4-4300M vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6700
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62
A4-4300M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.63
+1.6%

A4-4300M outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-4300M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27892782
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)AMD A-Series
Power efficiency0.901.70
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release dateno data15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-4300M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB96 KB
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm2246 mm2
Number of transistors291 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-4300M 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
Socket775FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-4300M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-4300M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-4300M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3unknown

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 7420G (480 - 655 MHz)

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 E6700 0.62
A4-4300M 0.63
+1.6%

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 E6700 990
A4-4300M 1005
+1.5%

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 E6700 304
+2.7%
A4-4300M 296

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 E6700 513
+30.9%
A4-4300M 392

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2710
+35.7%
A4-4300M 1997

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 5110
+62.5%
A4-4300M 3144

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2354
+39.8%
A4-4300M 1684

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.63
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A4-4300M has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo E6700 and A4-4300M.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while A4-4300M is a notebook one.


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