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| AMD Athlon X2 5200B vs A4 5300 |
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Released October, 2012
AMD A4 5300
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the A4 5300
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much better PassMark score 1,999 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Athlon X2 5200B vs the A4 5300. | |||||||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | More than 25% higher clock speed | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much better PassMark score | 1,999 | vs | 1,334 | Around 50% better PassMark score | |||
Much better performance per watt | 7.32 pt/W | vs | 0.87 pt/W | Around 8.5x better performance per watt | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.49 GHz | vs | 3.26 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 70 °C | vs | 68 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Oct, 2012 | vs | Apr, 2008 | Release date over 4 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon X2 5200B vs A4 5300
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 5200B
1,969.5
A4 5300
2,755
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 5200B
1,084.5
A4 5300
1,802
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 5200B
73.75 MB/s
A4 5300
2,030,000 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Athlon X2 5200B
1,334
A4 5300
1,999
PassMark (Single Core)
Athlon X2 5200B
817
A4 5300
1,252
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon X2 5200B | vs | A4 5300 |
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Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
XOP | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
3DNow! | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 0.87 pt/W | 7.32 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W |
details | Athlon X2 5200B | vs | A4 5300 |
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Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 65 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 68°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.26 GHz | 4.49 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.26 GHz | 4.49 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Radeon™ HD 7480D | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 723 MHz |
AMD Athlon X2 5200B ![]() | AMD A4 5300 ![]() |
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