i5-660 vs A4-6300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-6300
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.90
Core i5-660
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 73 Watt
1.51
+67.8%

Core i5-660 outperforms A4-6300 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-6300 and Core i5-660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25502150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.10
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.311.96
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$70

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

A4-6300 and Core i5-660 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.33 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
L1 cache96 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and Core i5-660 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
SocketFM2FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and Core i5-660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+

Security technologies

A4-6300 and Core i5-660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and Core i5-660 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and Core i5-660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16.38 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon™ HD 8370DIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and Core i5-660 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and Core i5-660 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and Core i5-660.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A4-6300 0.90
i5-660 1.51
+67.8%

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.

A4-6300 1428
i5-660 2400
+68.1%

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.

A4-6300 396
i5-660 487
+23%

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.

A4-6300 563
i5-660 991
+76%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 1.51
Recency 1 June 2013 7 January 2010
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 73 Watt

A4-6300 has an age advantage of 3 years, and 12.3% lower power consumption.

i5-660, on the other hand, has a 67.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

The Core i5-660 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-6300 in performance tests.


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