Pentium Dual T4300 vs Pro A12-8800B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A12-8800B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.62
+108%
Pentium Dual Core T4300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.78

Pro A12-8800B outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A12-8800B and Pentium Dual Core T4300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20822627
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency4.382.11
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A12-8800B and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Number of transistors3100 Million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A12-8800B and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4P
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A12-8800B and Pentium Dual Core T4300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A12-8800B and Pentium Dual Core T4300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A12-8800B and Pentium Dual Core T4300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
iGPU core count8no data
Number of pipelines512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A12-8800B and Pentium Dual Core T4300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A12-8800B and Pentium Dual Core T4300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A12-8800B and Pentium Dual Core T4300.

PCIe version3.0no 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.

Pro A12-8800B 1.62
+108%
Pentium Dual T4300 0.78

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.

Pro A12-8800B 2580
+109%
Pentium Dual T4300 1232

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pro A12-8800B 2236
Pentium Dual T4300 2242
+0.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pro A12-8800B 6220
+53.3%
Pentium Dual T4300 4057

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pro A12-8800B 2769
+51.7%
Pentium Dual T4300 1825

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pro A12-8800B 16.49
+137%
Pentium Dual T4300 39

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 0.78
Recency 3 June 2015 1 April 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 35 Watt

Pro A12-8800B has a 107.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

The Pro A12-8800B is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4300 in performance tests.


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