AMD A4-6300 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425e

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-6300 and AMD Athlon II X3 425e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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 A4-6300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
Launch date June 2013 vs May 2011
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425e

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 1 more threads: 3 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2239 vs 1426
  • 3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1594 vs 440
  • 5.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3705 vs 696
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Number of threads 3 vs 2
L1 cache 384 KB vs 96 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2239 vs 1426
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1594 vs 440
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3705 vs 696

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-6300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 425e

PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1426
2239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
440
1594
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
696
3705
Name AMD A4-6300 AMD Athlon II X3 425e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1403 0
PassMark - CPU mark 1426 2239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 440 1594
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 696 3705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.1
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.647
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.25
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2829
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2829

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-6300 AMD Athlon II X3 425e

Essentials

Architecture codename Richland Rana
Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date June 2013 May 2011
OPN PIB AD6300OKHLBOX AD425EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray AD6300OKA23HL AD425EHDK32GM
Place in performance rating 2302 2312
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops AMD Athlon II X3
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.7 GHz 2.7 GHz
Die size 246 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 96 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 70 °C
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of threads 2 3
Transistor count 1178 million 300 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3-1600 DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 760 MHz
iGPU core count 128
Number of pipelines 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8370D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Compatibility

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

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0