Atom x5-Z8300 vs A4-6300B
Aggregate performance score
A4-6300B outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2832 | 3112 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 5x Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.49 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (12 years ago) | 2 March 2015 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-6300B and Atom x5-Z8300 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 1.44 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.84 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-6300B and Atom x5-Z8300 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FM2 | UTFCBGA592 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300B and Atom x5-Z8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
A4-6300B and Atom x5-Z8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300B and Atom x5-Z8300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300B and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 12.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 8370D | Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz) |
| Max video memory | no data | 2 GB |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300B and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by A4-6300B and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 1920x1080 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300B and Atom x5-Z8300.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 1 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.76 | 0.48 |
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 2 March 2015 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
A4-6300B has a 58.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Atom x5-Z8300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD A4-6300B is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.
Note that A4-6300B is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8300 is a notebook one.
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