AMD A10-5800K vs FX-4300

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FX-4300
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AMD A10-5800K
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Games supported 76%

General info

Comparing FX-4300 and A10-5800K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16771680
Value for money3.583.20
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series (Desktop)
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date23 October 2012 (10 years old)26 September 2012 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122
Current price$47 $64 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

FX-4300 and A10-5800K 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 speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier1+
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and A10-5800K 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
SocketAM3+FM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and A10-5800K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and A10-5800K are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and A10-5800K. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 7660D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and A10-5800K.

PCIe versionn/ano 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.


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.

FX-4300 2.36
+0.4%
A10-5800K 2.35

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

FX-4300 2977
+0.7%
A10-5800K 2957

FX-4300 outperforms A10-5800K by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

FX-4300 433
A10-5800K 439
+1.4%

A10-5800K outperforms FX-4300 by 1% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

FX-4300 1058
A10-5800K 1060
+0.2%

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

FX-4300 7010
+80.2%
A10-5800K 3890

FX-4300 outperforms A10-5800K by 80% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.36 2.35
Boost clock speed 4000 4200
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

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