AMD A4-6300 vs AMD Phenom II X3 700e

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-6300 and AMD Phenom II X3 700e 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 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 63% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1405 vs 961
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2013 vs June 2009
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1405 vs 961

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 700e

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 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 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1451 vs 1434
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1451 vs 1434

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-6300
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 700e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1405
961
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1434
1451
Name AMD A4-6300 AMD Phenom II X3 700e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1405 961
PassMark - CPU mark 1434 1451
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 440
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 696
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 Phenom II X3 700e

Essentials

Architecture codename Richland Heka
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date June 2013 June 2009
OPN PIB AD6300OKHLBOX
OPN Tray AD6300OKA23HL
Place in performance rating 2217 2221
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.7 GHz
Die size 246 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 96 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 70 °C
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 1178 million 758 million
Unlocked
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)

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 65 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