Ryzen 7 7700 vs A4-4300M

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Aggregate performance score

A4-4300M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.65
Ryzen 7 7700
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
22.35
+3338%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by a whopping 3338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-4300M and Ryzen 7 7700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2659210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data54.17
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Raphael (Zen4)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$339
Current price$61 $377 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A4-4300M and Ryzen 7 7700 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cache96 KB512 KB
L2 cache1 MB (shared)8 MB
L3 cache0 KB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size246 mm271 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistors1,303 million6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on A4-4300M and Ryzen 7 7700 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
SocketFS1r2AM5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65W, (85W real world)

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4300M and Ryzen 7 7700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4300M and Ryzen 7 7700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4300M and Ryzen 7 7700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7420GAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-4300M and Ryzen 7 7700.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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.

A4-4300M 0.65
Ryzen 7 7700 22.35
+3338%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 3338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A4-4300M 1000
Ryzen 7 7700 34571
+3357%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 3357% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A4-4300M 316
Ryzen 7 7700 2860
+805%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 805% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A4-4300M 405
Ryzen 7 7700 14833
+3562%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 3562% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A4-4300M 1997
Ryzen 7 7700 8345
+318%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 318% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A4-4300M 3144
Ryzen 7 7700 53881
+1614%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 1614% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A4-4300M 1684
Ryzen 7 7700 18277
+985%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 985% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A4-4300M 50.4
Ryzen 7 7700 2.72
+1753%

A4-4300M outperforms Ryzen 7 7700 by 1753% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A4-4300M 1
Ryzen 7 7700 34
+3197%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 3197% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A4-4300M 93
Ryzen 7 7700 3047
+3176%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 3176% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A4-4300M 60
Ryzen 7 7700 308
+413%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 413% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A4-4300M 0.68
Ryzen 7 7700 3.64
+435%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 435% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-4300M 0.6
Ryzen 7 7700 15.9
+2384%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 2384% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-4300M 1072
Ryzen 7 7700 14860
+1286%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 1286% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-4300M 7
Ryzen 7 7700 175
+2371%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 2371% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-4300M 36
Ryzen 7 7700 368
+922%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A4-4300M by 922% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 22.35
Integrated graphics card 0.80 4.34
Recency 15 May 2012 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

The Ryzen 7 7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-4300M in performance tests.

Be aware that A4-4300M is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 7700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-4300M and Ryzen 7 7700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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