AMD Athlon X4 760K vs AMD A4-6300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 760K and AMD A4-6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, 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 Athlon X4 760K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1535 vs 1396
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2993 vs 1422
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 493 vs 440
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1410 vs 696
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1535 vs 1396
PassMark - CPU mark 2993 vs 1422
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 493 vs 440
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1410 vs 696

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-6300

  • Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 760K
CPU 2: AMD A4-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1535
1396
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2993
1422
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
493
440
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1410
696
Name AMD Athlon X4 760K AMD A4-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1535 1396
PassMark - CPU mark 2993 1422
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 493 440
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1410 696
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
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 Athlon X4 760K AMD A4-6300

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD760KWOHLBOX AD6300OKHLBOX
OPN Tray AD760KWOA44HL AD6300OKA23HL
Place in performance rating 2455 2310
Series AMD Athlon X4 AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Richland
Launch date June 2013

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.7 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 96 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 70 °C
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Transistor count 1178 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

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

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