Athlon 3000G vs A4-5100

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5100
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.85
Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.82
+232%

Athlon 3000G outperforms A4-5100 by a whopping 232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5100 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25641672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.27
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD Athlon
Power efficiency5.367.63
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date4 November 2013 (11 years ago)21 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A4-5100 and Athlon 3000G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.55 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data35
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2209.78 mm2?
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 and Athlon 3000G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFT3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow++
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB?
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8330AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes86

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-5100 0.85
Athlon 3000G 2.82
+232%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-5100 1346
Athlon 3000G 4484
+233%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 2.82
Integrated graphics card 0.69 2.98
Recency 4 November 2013 21 November 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

A4-5100 has 100% more physical cores, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has a 231.8% higher aggregate performance score, 331.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that A4-5100 is a notebook processor while Athlon 3000G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5100 and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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