AMD A4-6300 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A4-6300 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2013 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A4-6300, you'll need a motherboard with a FM2 socket.
Name: AMD A4-6300
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A4-6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-6300 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-6300 is 3.7 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.9 GHz.
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.9 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A4-6300 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A4-6300 uses the AMD Radeon HD 8370D, which has 128 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 8370D
GPU frequency: 0.76 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 2
Shaders: 128
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 5
Direct X: 11.2
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1866
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A4-6300 is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 1.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FM2
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 1.0 MB
Architecture: Richland (Piledriver)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date: Q2/2013
Release price: 45 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
3012
3012
AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
2998
2998
AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
2993
2993
Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
2968
2968
AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
2959
2959

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1872
1872
AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1869
1869
AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
1856
1856
Intel Celeron 3865U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
1849
1849
Intel Celeron 3867U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
1849
1849

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1439
1439
Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1435
1435
AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
1429
1429
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
NoneC NoneT @ --
1428
1428
Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
1414
1414

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron 3965Y
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
708
708
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
707
707
AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
703
703
AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
699
699
Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
696
696

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-2610UE
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
449
449
Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
449
449
AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
449
449
Intel Core i3-4030U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
449
449
Intel Core i3-4025U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
449
449

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
363
363
Intel Celeron 1005M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
362
362
AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
355
355
AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
354
354
Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
346
346

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Atom x6413E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
200
200
AMD A4-6320
2C 2T @ 3.8 GHz
195
195
AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
195
195
AMD A4-6320
2C 2T @ 3.8 GHz
195
195
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
192
192