A4-3300M vs A4-5300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5300
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.86
+14.7%
A4-3300M
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.75

A4-5300 outperforms A4-3300M by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and A4-3300M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25722671
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.252.03
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)14 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2228 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 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 configuration11
SocketFM2FS1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and A4-3300M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA43DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and A4-3300M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and A4-3300M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 6480G (444 MHz)

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.

A4-5300 0.86
+14.7%
A4-3300M 0.75

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
    • Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
    • Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
    • 3DMark06 CPU
    • wPrime 32
    • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

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.

A4-5300 1363
+14.9%
A4-3300M 1186

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.

A4-5300 371
+62.7%
A4-3300M 228

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.

A4-5300 507
+29.3%
A4-3300M 392

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.

A4-5300 2734
+57%
A4-3300M 1742

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.

A4-5300 4345
+27.2%
A4-3300M 3417

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.

A4-5300 2284
+46.8%
A4-3300M 1556

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.

A4-5300 35.5
+13.2%
A4-3300M 40.2

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.

A4-5300 1
+29.5%
A4-3300M 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 0.75
Integrated graphics card 0.72 0.66
Recency 2 October 2012 14 June 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A4-5300 has a 14.7% higher aggregate performance score, 9.1% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

A4-3300M, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The A4-5300 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-3300M in performance tests.

Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while A4-3300M is a notebook one.


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