Celeron M 743 vs A4-5100
Aggregate performance score
A4-5100 outperforms Celeron M 743 by a whopping 427% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-5100 and Celeron M 743 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2677 | 3375 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Intel Celeron M |
| Power efficiency | 5.01 | 1.43 |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 4 November 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
Detailed specifications
A4-5100 and Celeron M 743 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.55 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-5100 and Celeron M 743 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FT3 | BGA965 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Celeron M 743. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Celeron M 743 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Celeron M 743. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8330 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Celeron M 743 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A4-5100 and Celeron M 743 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Celeron M 743.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.79 | 0.15 |
| Recency | 4 November 2013 | 1 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 10 Watt |
A4-5100 has a 426.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron M 743, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.
The A4-5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 743 in performance tests.
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