Ryzen 9 7945HX vs A4-5100

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5100
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.85
Ryzen 9 7945HX
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.41
+3948%

Ryzen 9 7945HX outperforms A4-5100 by a whopping 3948% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5100 and Ryzen 9 7945HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2564110
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency5.3659.21
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date4 November 2013 (11 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5100 and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.55 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die size107 mm22x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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
SocketFT3FL1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. 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, AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Ryzen 9 7945HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8330AMD Radeon 610M
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Ryzen 9 7945HX integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Ryzen 9 7945HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Ryzen 9 7945HX.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes828

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
Ryzen 9 7945HX 34.41
+3948%

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
Ryzen 9 7945HX 54653
+3960%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 34.41
Integrated graphics card 0.69 2.85
Recency 4 November 2013 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

A4-5100 has 266.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7945HX, on the other hand, has a 3948.2% higher aggregate performance score, 313% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 7945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5100 in performance tests.


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