AMD A4-4300M vs Intel Pentium 3805U

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium 3805U and AMD A4-4300M is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Pentium 3805U AMD A4-4300M
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Intel Pentium AMD A
• Generation
  4 2
• CPU group
  Intel Pentium 3000 AMD A4-4000M

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium 3805U vs AMD A4-4300M by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.90 GHz 2.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 3.00 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo 3.00 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium 3805U and AMD A4-4300M along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) AMD Radeon HD 7420G
• GPU frequency
  0.10 GHz 0.48 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.80 GHz 0.66 GHz
• Execution units
  12 2
• Shader
  96 128
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3 2
• Generation
  8 4
• DirectX Version
  11.2 11
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2015 Q2/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium 3805U and AMD A4-4300M. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  Decode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium 3805U and AMD A4-4300M you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 DDR3-1600
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium 3805U and AMD A4-4300M.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium 3805U or AMD A4-4300M? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 35 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium 3805U and AMD A4-4300M CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 1.00 MB
• Architecture
  Haswell U Trinity (Piledriver)
• Technology
  22 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1168 FS1r2
• Release date
  Q1/2015 Q1/2012

List of devices based on Intel Pentium 3805U and AMD A4-4300M.

• Used in
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