Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs A4-5300B
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core outperforms A4-5300B by a whopping 1363% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-5300B and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2520 | 630 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.23 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | no data |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $26 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A4-5300B and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A4-5300B and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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 | no data |
| Socket | FM2 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300B and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300B and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 7480D | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.79 | 11.56 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5300B in performance tests.
Note that A4-5300B is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5300B and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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