Athlon X4 730 vs A8-4500M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-4500M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.09
Athlon X4 730
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.48
+35.8%

Athlon X4 730 outperforms A8-4500M by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4500M and Athlon X4 730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23872149
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)2 October 2012 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and Athlon X4 730 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache192 KB192K
L2 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1303 Million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-4500M and Athlon X4 730 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
SocketFS1r2FM2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Athlon X4 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Athlon X4 730 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4500M and Athlon X4 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR3-1866

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7640Gno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4500M and Athlon X4 730.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

A8-4500M 1.09
Athlon X4 730 1.48
+35.8%

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.

A8-4500M 1683
Athlon X4 730 2278
+35.4%

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.

A8-4500M 289
Athlon X4 730 370
+28%

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.

A8-4500M 646
Athlon X4 730 1074
+66.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.09 1.48
Recency 15 May 2012 2 October 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A8-4500M has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Athlon X4 730, on the other hand, has a 35.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.

The Athlon X4 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-4500M in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-4500M is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 730 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-4500M and Athlon X4 730, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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