A4-5150M vs FX-6300
Aggregate performance score
FX-6300 outperforms A4-5150M by a whopping 330% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-6300 and A4-5150M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1785 | 2862 |
| Place by popularity | 59 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.64 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 2.59 | 1.63 |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 12 March 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $132 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-6300 and A4-5150M 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 288 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-6300 and A4-5150M 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 | AM3+ | FS1r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and A4-5150M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 32 nm, 0.925- |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and A4-5150M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and A4-5150M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon HD 8350G (514 - 720 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and A4-5150M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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
| Performance score | 2.58 | 0.60 |
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 12 March 2013 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
FX-6300 has a 330% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
A4-5150M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
The FX-6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5150M in performance tests.
Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while A4-5150M is a notebook one.
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