Pentium 3805U vs A4-5100

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5100
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.86
+13.2%
Pentium 3805U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.76

A4-5100 outperforms Pentium 3805U by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5100 and Pentium 3805U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25622659
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Pentium
Power efficiency5.334.71
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date4 November 2013 (11 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

A4-5100 and Pentium 3805U 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)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.55 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 and Pentium 3805U 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
SocketFT3FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Pentium 3805U. 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, AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A4-5100 and Pentium 3805U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Pentium 3805U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Pentium 3805U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8330Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2/12
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Pentium 3805U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes812

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 0.86
+13.2%
Pentium 3805U 0.76

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
+14.3%
Pentium 3805U 1178

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 0.76
Recency 4 November 2013 1 March 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

A4-5100 has a 13.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium 3805U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The A4-5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3805U in performance tests.


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