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    AMD A6-3600 vs AMD A4-5300

    AMD A6-3600
    AMD Socket FM1DESKTOP
    2100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2011
    AMD A6-3600
    AMD A4-5300
    AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 2 / Oct 2012
    AMD A4-5300

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD A6-3600
      100%
    • AMD A4-5300
      108%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD A6-3600
      100%
    • AMD A4-5300
      148%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD A6-3600
      148%
    • AMD A4-5300
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD A6-3600

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 48% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

    Reasons to consider AMD A4-5300

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 48% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    AMD A6-3600

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD A6-3600

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A6-3600AMD A4-5300
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    Turbo Core

    Architecture

    AMD A6-3600AMD A4-5300
    ArchitectureAMD LLanovsAMD Piledriver
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameLlanovsTrinity
    Release DateJun 2011vsOct 2012

    Cores

    AMD A6-3600AMD A4-5300
    Cores4vs2
    Threads4vs2
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 6530DvsRadeon HD 7480D

    Cache

    AMD A6-3600AMD A4-5300
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache0 KBvs0 KB

    Physical

    AMD A6-3600AMD A4-5300
    SocketAMD Socket FM1vsAMD Socket FM2
    Max Case Tempunknownvs70°C
    PackageuPGAvsuPGA
    Die Size228mm²vs246mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD A6-3600AMD A4-5300
    Cpu Frequency2100 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clock2400 MHzvs3600 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.4125 Vvs1.475 V
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A6-3600
      2400 points
    • AMD A4-5300
      2196 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A6-3600
      8400 points
    • AMD A4-5300
      3401 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD A6-3600
      4004
    • AMD A4-5300
      2694

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD A6-3600
      1186
    • AMD A4-5300
      1767

    points - higher is better

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