Atom x7213RE vs A4-5300
Aggregate performance score
Atom x7213RE outperforms A4-5300 by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2897 | 2398 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.51 | 6.94 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Amston Lake (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $42 |
Detailed specifications
A4-5300 and Atom x7213RE 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A4-5300 and Atom x7213RE 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 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Atom x7213RE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and Atom x7213RE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Atom x7213RE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 16EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5300 and Atom x7213RE.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 9 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.78 | 1.48 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 8 April 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 9 Watt |
Atom x7213RE has a 90% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 622% lower power consumption.
The Intel Atom x7213RE is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A4-5300 in performance tests.
Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while Atom x7213RE is a notebook one.
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