AMD A4 PRO-7300B vs AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Comparative analysis of AMD A4 PRO-7300B and AMD Athlon II X4 610e 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.

AMD A4 PRO-7300B

AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4 PRO-7300B

Around 67% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1445 vs 1037

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1445 vs 1037

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 610e

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 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1964 vs 1458

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1964 vs 1458

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4 PRO-7300B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 610e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1445

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1458

1964

Name	AMD A4 PRO-7300B	AMD Athlon II X4 610e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1445	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	1458	1964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1499
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4263

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4 PRO-7300B	AMD Athlon II X4 610e
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD730BOKA23H
Place in performance rating	1787	1765
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Propus
Launch date		May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$70
Price now		$69.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.77
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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
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	45 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