AMD A4-7300 vs AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-7300 and AMD Phenom X4 9450e 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 90% higher clock speed: 4 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 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1477 vs 841
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1529 vs 1455
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1477 vs 841
PassMark - CPU mark 1529 vs 1455

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9450e

  • 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
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-7300
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9450e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1477
841
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1529
1455
Name AMD A4-7300 AMD Phenom X4 9450e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1477 841
PassMark - CPU mark 1529 1455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 681
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 X4 9450e

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD7300OKA23HL
Place in performance rating 2457 2482
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Agena
Launch date October 2008

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz
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 core temperature 70°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 285 mm
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count 450 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz

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 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 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