AMD A4-7300 vs AMD Phenom II X4 850

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-7300 and AMD Phenom II X4 850 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-7300

  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1477 vs 1230
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 442 vs 366
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1477 vs 1230
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442 vs 366

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 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 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2400 vs 1529
  • Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1217 vs 681
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 512 KB vs 96 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2400 vs 1529
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1217 vs 681

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-7300
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 850

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1477
1230
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1529
2400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
442
366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
681
1217
Name AMD A4-7300 AMD Phenom II X4 850
PassMark - Single thread mark 1477 1230
PassMark - CPU mark 1529 2400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442 366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 681 1217
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 Phenom II X4 850

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Phenom
OPN Tray AD7300OKA23HL HDX850WFK42GM
Place in performance rating 2458 2463
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops AMD Phenom II X4
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Propus
Launch date June 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $111
OPN PIB HDX850WFGMBOX
Price now $64.99
Value for money (0-100) 16.08

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.3 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 169 mm
Transistor count 300 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 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 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