Ryzen 7 7745HX vs A4-5300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5300
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.88
Ryzen 7 7745HX
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 55 Watt
21.23
+2313%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by a whopping 2313% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and Ryzen 7 7745HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2439232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Dragon Range (Zen 4)
Release date2 October 2012 (11 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$49 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and Ryzen 7 7745HX 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die size246 mm271 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and Ryzen 7 7745HX 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
SocketFM2FL1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Ryzen 7 7745HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR3-1600 RAM, PCIe 2, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4DDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 5, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and Ryzen 7 7745HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Ryzen 7 7745HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7480DAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5300 and Ryzen 7 7745HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data28

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 0.88
Ryzen 7 7745HX 21.23
+2313%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 2313% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A4-5300 1364
Ryzen 7 7745HX 32838
+2307%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 2307% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A4-5300 359
Ryzen 7 7745HX 2677
+646%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 646% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A4-5300 505
Ryzen 7 7745HX 13117
+2497%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 2497% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A4-5300 2734
Ryzen 7 7745HX 8006
+193%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 193% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A4-5300 4345
Ryzen 7 7745HX 54762
+1160%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 1160% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A4-5300 2284
Ryzen 7 7745HX 16933
+641%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 641% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A4-5300 35.5
Ryzen 7 7745HX 2.28
+1457%

A4-5300 outperforms Ryzen 7 7745HX by 1457% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A4-5300 1
Ryzen 7 7745HX 35
+2318%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 2318% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A4-5300 107
Ryzen 7 7745HX 2986
+2691%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 2691% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A4-5300 67
Ryzen 7 7745HX 295
+340%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 340% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A4-5300 0.91
Ryzen 7 7745HX 3.5
+285%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 285% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-5300 0.8
Ryzen 7 7745HX 16.4
+1900%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 1900% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-5300 1347
Ryzen 7 7745HX 14476
+975%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 975% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-5300 10
Ryzen 7 7745HX 173
+1701%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 1701% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-5300 50
Ryzen 7 7745HX 359
+617%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms A4-5300 by 617% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.88 21.23
Integrated graphics card 0.72 2.86
Recency 2 October 2012 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 55 Watt

The Ryzen 7 7745HX is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5300 in performance tests.

Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 7745HX is a notebook one.


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