A4-5145M vs FX-4300
Primary details
Comparing FX-4300 and A4-5145M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1968 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.27 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.87 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $122 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-4300 and A4-5145M 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4300 and A4-5145M 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 | AM3+ | FP2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and A4-5145M. 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, FMA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and A4-5145M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and A4-5145M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon HD 8310G |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and A4-5145M.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 1 June 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 17 Watt |
FX-4300 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
A4-5145M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 458.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-4300 and A4-5145M. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-4300 is a desktop processor while A4-5145M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and A4-5145M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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