AMD A4-5300B vs AMD Athlon X2 4850e

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5300B and AMD Athlon X2 4850e 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 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1237 vs 903
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1247 vs 783
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2012 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1237 vs 903
PassMark - CPU mark 1247 vs 783

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4850e

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1198 vs 403
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1990 vs 622
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1198 vs 403
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1990 vs 622

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5300B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4850e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1237
903
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1247
783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
403
1198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
622
1990
Name AMD A4-5300B AMD Athlon X2 4850e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1237 903
PassMark - CPU mark 1247 783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 403 1198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 622 1990
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 X2 4850e

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinity Brisbane
Launch date October 2012 March 2008
Place in performance rating 2204 2167
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm 126 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 70 °C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 1178 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 45 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)