A4-7300 vs Phenom II X3 P820
Aggregate performance score
A4-7300 outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 P820 and A4-7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2710 | 2457 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | August 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 P820 and A4-7300 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 96 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1024 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 70 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,303 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and A4-7300 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and A4-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and A4-7300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and A4-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-1600 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 8470D |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 192 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 P820 and A4-7300 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and A4-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 11 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and A4-7300.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.69 | 1.00 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Phenom II X3 P820 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 160% lower power consumption.
A4-7300, on the other hand, has a 44.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The A4-7300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P820 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X3 P820 is a notebook processor while A4-7300 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P820 and A4-7300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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