AMD A8-3800 vs AMD FX-4300
Summary
AMD A8-3800
100%
AMD FX-4300
134%
Relative performance
AMD A8-3800
100%
AMD FX-4300
147%
Relative performance
AMD A8-3800
100%
AMD FX-4300
121%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD A8-3800 |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-4300. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-4300 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 47% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 21% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 34% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD FX-4300
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD FX-4300
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD A8-3800 | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD A8-3800 | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD LLano | vs | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Llano | vs | Vishera |
| Release Date | Jun 2011 | vs | Oct 2012 |
Cores
| AMD A8-3800 | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 6550D | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD A8-3800 | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | vs | 4096 KB |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A8-3800 | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FM1 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 228mm² | vs | 315mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD A8-3800 | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 2700 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.4125 V | vs | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 95 W |
AMD A8-3800
2700 points
AMD FX-4300
2440 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A8-3800
9600 points
AMD FX-4300
7603 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A8-3800
4465
AMD FX-4300
5412
points - higher is better
AMD A8-3800
1315
AMD FX-4300
1941
points - higher is better