AMD A4-5300B vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5300B and AMD Athlon II X3 420e 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5300B

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1237 vs 1058
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2012 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1237 vs 1058

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 420e

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1557 vs 1247
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1557 vs 1247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5300B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 420e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1237
1058
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1247
1557
Name AMD A4-5300B AMD Athlon II X3 420e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1237 1058
PassMark - CPU mark 1247 1557
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 403
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 622
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1142
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2537
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1142
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2537

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-5300B AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinity Rana
Launch date October 2012 September 2010
Place in performance rating 2204 2209
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $116
Price now $116.15
Value for money (0-100) 5.80

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 70 °C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Transistor count 1178 million 300 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM2 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)