Apple M2 Pro vs A4-5300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5300
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.86
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads
13.73
+1497%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms A4-5300 by a whopping 1497% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2572544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency1.25no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)no data
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and M2 Pro 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)36 MB
L3 cache0 KB24 MB
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and M2 Pro 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and M2 Pro. 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, FMA4no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz)Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

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
Apple M2 Pro 13.73
+1497%

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
Apple M2 Pro 21802
+1500%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

A4-5300 107
Apple M2 Pro 2069
+1834%

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.

A4-5300 67
Apple M2 Pro 230
+243%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 13.73
Recency 2 October 2012 17 January 2023
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro has a 1496.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5300 in performance tests.

Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5300 and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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