Athlon X2 7550 vs A4-7300

Primary details

Comparing A4-7300 and Athlon X2 7550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2503	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.40	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Kuma (2008−2009)
Release date	August 2014 (10 years ago)	December 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-7300 and Athlon X2 7550 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	3.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	246 mm2	285 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,303 million	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-7300 and Athlon X2 7550 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	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7300 and Athlon X2 7550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7300 and Athlon X2 7550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7300 and Athlon X2 7550. 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 8470D	no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์	192	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7300 and Athlon X2 7550 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7300 and Athlon X2 7550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7300 and Athlon X2 7550.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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