Athlon 64 X2 5200+ vs A4-6300

General info

Comparing A4-6300 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2393	2705
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.15	3.54
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	1 June 2013 (10 years ago)	September 2006 (17 years ago)
Current price	$35	$62

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ has 65% better value for money than A4-6300.

Technical specs

A4-6300 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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	3.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512K
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	246 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	1	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon™ HD 8370D	no data
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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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.

A4-6300 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5200+ by 70% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.92	0.54
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

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