AMD A4-5300 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5300 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A4-5300

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5300

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 64% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	26 September 2012 vs May 2006
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE

Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	256 KB vs 160 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE

Name	AMD A4-5300	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1336
PassMark - CPU mark	1365
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3405
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3405

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-5300	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Windsor
Launch date	26 September 2012	May 2006
Place in performance rating	1903	not rated
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	160 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1303 Million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)