A4-5000 vs Phenom II X2 N620

Place in the ranking	2582	2588
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Phenom II	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	2.22	5.11
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N620 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
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N620 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	no data	1
Socket	S1	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and A4-5000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and A4-5000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and A4-5000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	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 Phenom II X2 N620 and A4-5000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and A4-5000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N620 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.

Phenom II X2 N620 0.82
+1.2%

A4-5000 0.81

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.

Phenom II X2 N620 352
+124%

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.

Phenom II X2 N620 647
+39.4%

A4-5000 464

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.

Phenom II X2 N620 2503
+107%

A4-5000 1207

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.

Phenom II X2 N620 4810
+15.5%

A4-5000 4165

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.

Phenom II X2 N620 2282
+11.9%

A4-5000 2039

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Phenom II X2 N620 26.93
+41.8%

A4-5000 38.2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.82	0.81
Recency	12 May 2010	23 May 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Phenom II X2 N620 has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score.

A4-5000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X2 N620 and A4-5000.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 N620 and A4-5000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.