A10-9620P vs Core i5-4308U

General info

Comparing Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1838	1953
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	21 July 2014 (9 years ago)	1 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$315	no data
Current price	$1048 (3.3x MSRP)	$886

Technical specs

Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P 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	4	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Die size	181 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1168	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3280x2000@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4308U and A10-9620P.

PCIe version	2	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

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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.

Core i5-4308U outperforms A10-9620P by 17% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.94	1.66
Integrated graphics card	1.81	2.45
Recency	21 July 2014	1 January 2017
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

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