AMD Athlon X4 845 vs AMD A4-7300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and AMD A4-7300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/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 Athlon X4 845

AMD A4-7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1665 vs 1480
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3783 vs 1534
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 516 vs 442
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1548 vs 681
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.853 vs 2.343
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 11.946 vs 4.73
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.244 vs 0.112
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.237 vs 1.865

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1665 vs 1480
PassMark - CPU mark	3783 vs 1534
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516 vs 442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548 vs 681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853 vs 2.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946 vs 4.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244 vs 0.112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237 vs 1.865

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-7300

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz

Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: AMD A4-7300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1665

1480

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3783

1534

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

442

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

681

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.853

2.343

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

11.946

4.73

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.244

0.112

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.237

1.865

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	AMD A4-7300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1665	1480
PassMark - CPU mark	3783	1534
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853	2.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946	4.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244	0.112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237	1.865
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.365
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 Athlon X4 845	AMD A4-7300
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2643	2466
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		AD7300OKA23HL
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
L1 cache		96 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
PowerGating
PowerNow
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0