AMD EPYC 7261 vs AMD A4-7300

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7261 and AMD A4-7300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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).

AMD EPYC 7261

AMD A4-7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7261

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2

Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-7300

Around 38% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7261
CPU 2: AMD A4-7300

Name	AMD EPYC 7261	AMD A4-7300
PassMark - Single thread mark		1477
PassMark - CPU mark		1529
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 EPYC 7261	AMD A4-7300
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	PS7261BEV8RAF	AD7300OKA23HL
Place in performance rating	not rated	2457
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	2
L1 cache		96 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature		70°C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz/2666 MHz	1600 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt	65 Watt
Sockets supported		FM2
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
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