A4-3300M vs A10-6790K

Primary details

Comparing A10-6790K and A4-3300M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1827	2524
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.48	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	28 October 2013 (10 years ago)	14 June 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price	$51	$61

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-6790K and A4-3300M 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	4 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	228 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-6790K and A4-3300M 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	FM2	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6790K and A4-3300M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, DDR3 Memory Controller, Radeon HD 6480G
AES-NI	1	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6790K and A4-3300M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6790K and A4-3300M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	AMD Radeon HD 6480G
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6790K and A4-3300M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6790K and A4-3300M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6790K and A4-3300M.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

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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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.

A10-6790K outperforms A4-3300M by 157% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.98	0.77
Integrated graphics card	1.37	0.66
Recency	28 October 2013	14 June 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt

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