Athlon MP 2100+ vs A8-3850
Primary details
Comparing A8-3850 and Athlon MP 2100+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2157 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | A-Series (Desktop) | AMD Athlon MP |
| Power efficiency | 1.41 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 30 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 19 June 2002 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $262 |
Detailed specifications
A8-3850 and Athlon MP 2100+ 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 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 1.73 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 13 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 128 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 38 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3850 and Athlon MP 2100+ 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FM1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 66 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Athlon MP 2100+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Athlon MP 2100+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6550D | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 June 2011 | 19 June 2002 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 66 Watt |
A8-3850 has an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon MP 2100+, on the other hand, has 51.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A8-3850 and Athlon MP 2100+. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A8-3850 is a desktop processor while Athlon MP 2100+ is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3850 and Athlon MP 2100+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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