Core i5-450M vs A4-7300

Primary details

Comparing A4-7300 and Core i5-450M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2380	2518
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	August 2014 (9 years ago)	26 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$32
Current price	$45	$136 (4.3x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

A4-7300 and Core i5-450M 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	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus support	no data	2500 MHz
L1 cache	96 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,303 million	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A4-7300 and Core i5-450M 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	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7300 and Core i5-450M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	+
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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A4-7300 and Core i5-450M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7300 and Core i5-450M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7300 and Core i5-450M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7300 and Core i5-450M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7300 and Core i5-450M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7300 and Core i5-450M.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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.

A4-7300 outperforms Core i5-450M by 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.99	0.80
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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