A4 PRO-7300B vs Pentium G870
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G870 outperforms A4 PRO-7300B by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G870 and A4 PRO-7300B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2381 | 2403 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.30 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 3 June 2012 (12 years ago) | August 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $97 | no data |
| Current price | $24 (0.2x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G870 and A4 PRO-7300B 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 | 3.1 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | 70 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 1,303 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G870 and A4 PRO-7300B 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 | FCLGA1155 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G870 and A4 PRO-7300B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| PowerGating | no data | + |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | - |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
| RAID | no data | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium G870 and A4 PRO-7300B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G870 and A4 PRO-7300B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G870 and A4 PRO-7300B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon HD 8470D |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 192 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G870 and A4 PRO-7300B integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G870 and A4 PRO-7300B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 11 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G870 and A4 PRO-7300B.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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. 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.
Pentium G870 outperforms A4 PRO-7300B by 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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%
Pentium G870 outperforms A4 PRO-7300B by 3% in Passmark.
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