Ultra 9 285 vs A4-5100

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Primary details

Comparing A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2579not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency5.36no data
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date4 November 2013 (11 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.55 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB3 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm3 nm
Die size107 mm2243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285 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
SocketFT31851
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285. 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+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8330Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes820

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 28 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

A4-5100 has 733.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A4-5100 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 9 285 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5100 and Core Ultra 9 285, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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