FX-4130 vs A4-5300

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and FX-4130 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2572	2059
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.31
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.25	1.29
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	2 October 2012 (12 years ago)	27 August 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$112

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and FX-4130 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.2875 V - Max: 1.4125 V

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and FX-4130 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	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and FX-4130. 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	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and FX-4130 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and FX-4130. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz)

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5300 and FX-4130.

PCIe version

no data

n/a

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.86	1.70
Recency	2 October 2012	27 August 2012
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

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