A4-3300 vs E1-2500

Primary details

Comparing E1-2500 and A4-3300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2792
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD E-Series	no data
Power efficiency	no data	0.87
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	7 September 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

E1-2500 and A4-3300 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	no data	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	228 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E1-2500 and A4-3300 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	FT3	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-2500 and A4-3300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-2500 and A4-3300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-2500 and A4-3300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8240	Radeon HD 6410D
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E1-2500 and A4-3300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E1-2500 and A4-3300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-2500 and A4-3300.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	7 September 2011
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

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