AMD A4-6300 vs AMD Phenom X3 8400

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-6300 and AMD Phenom X3 8400 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).

AMD A4-6300

AMD Phenom X3 8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-6300

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 86% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1402 vs 819
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1424 vs 1164

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1402 vs 819
PassMark - CPU mark	1424 vs 1164

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8400

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
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 973 vs 440
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2405 vs 696

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
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	973 vs 440
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2405 vs 696

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-6300
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1402

819

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1424

1164

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

440

973

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

696

2405

Name	AMD A4-6300	AMD Phenom X3 8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1402	819
PassMark - CPU mark	1424	1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	440	973
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	696	2405
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 X3 8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Toliman
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	June 2013	March 2008
OPN PIB	AD6300OKHLBOX
OPN Tray	AD6300OKA23HL
Place in performance rating	2293	2287
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.7 GHz
Die size	246 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	96 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1178 million	450 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600
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	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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