AMD A4-6300 vs AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-6300 and AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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) 2 month(s) later
• Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
• 16.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 6.647 vs 0.394
• 5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 21.25 vs 4.125

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 69% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.576 vs 2.112
• 6.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 14.5 vs 2.119
• 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.212 vs 0.1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-6300
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	2.112 3.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	2.119 14.5
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.1 0.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	6.647 0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	21.25 4.125

Compare specifications (specs)