AMD A4-7300 vs AMD Athlon II X4 641

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-7300 and AMD Athlon II X4 641 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 A4-7300

AMD Athlon II X4 641

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-7300

Around 43% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1477 vs 1189
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 442 vs 369

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1477 vs 1189
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	442 vs 369

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 70.10°C vs 70°C
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2313 vs 1529
Around 83% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1247 vs 681

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	70.10°C vs 70°C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 96 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2313 vs 1529
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1247 vs 681

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-7300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 641

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1477

1189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1529

2313

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

442

369

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

681

1247

Name	AMD A4-7300	AMD Athlon II X4 641
PassMark - Single thread mark	1477	1189
PassMark - CPU mark	1529	2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	442	369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	681	1247
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.865
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	502
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	502
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2652

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-7300	AMD Athlon II X4 641
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD7300OKA23HL	AD641XWNZ43GX
Place in performance rating	2457	2476
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops	AMD Athlon II X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Llano
Launch date		February 2012
OPN PIB		AD641XWNGXBOX
Price now		$91.50
Value for money (0-100)		10.77
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	70.10°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		228 mm
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	192
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0