A100 vs A4-5300
Primary details
Comparing A4-5300 and A100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2572 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.25 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Stealey (2007) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | June 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-5300 and A100 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 0.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-5300 and A100 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2 | Intel BGA 437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and A100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and A100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and A100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 3 Watt |
A4-5300 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
A100, on the other hand, has 2066.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A4-5300 and A100. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while A100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5300 and A100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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