Phenom II X3 N850 vs A4-5300

VS

Aggregate performance score

A4-5300
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.86
+8.9%
Phenom II X3 N850
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
0.79

A4-5300 outperforms Phenom II X3 N850 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and Phenom II X3 N850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25722629
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency1.252.13
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and Phenom II X3 N850 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads23
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and Phenom II X3 N850 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
SocketFM2S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Phenom II X3 N850. 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, FMA486x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and Phenom II X3 N850 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Phenom II X3 N850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz)no data

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
+8.9%
Phenom II X3 N850 0.79

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
+8.8%
Phenom II X3 N850 1253

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
+42.2%
Phenom II X3 N850 1922

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
Phenom II X3 N850 5169
+19%

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
Phenom II X3 N850 2584
+13.1%

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
Phenom II X3 N850 23.4
+51.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 0.79
Recency 2 October 2012 4 October 2010
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 2 3
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A4-5300 has a 8.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X3 N850, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A4-5300 and Phenom II X3 N850.

Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X3 N850 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5300 and Phenom II X3 N850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD A4-5300
A4-5300
AMD Phenom II X3 N850
Phenom II X3 N850

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.4 226 votes

Rate A4-5300 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.8 30 votes

Rate Phenom II X3 N850 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about A4-5300 or Phenom II X3 N850, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.