A6-9500 vs Pentium Dual T4300

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A6-9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2592	2316
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.62
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Dual Core	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A6-9500 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	107 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A6-9500 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	P	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A6-9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A6-9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A6-9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A6-9500.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.80	1.21
Recency	1 April 2009	27 July 2017
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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