Sempron 2300+ vs A6-5400B
Primary details
Comparing A6-5400B and Sempron 2300+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2516 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.34 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Barton (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $45 |
Detailed specifications
A6-5400B and Sempron 2300+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.58 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 101 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-5400B and Sempron 2300+ 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 62 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400B and Sempron 2300+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400B and Sempron 2300+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 7540D | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 62 Watt |
A6-5400B has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
Sempron 2300+, on the other hand, has 4.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A6-5400B and Sempron 2300+. We've got no test results to judge.
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