Duron 700 vs A8-4557M
Primary details
Comparing A8-4557M and Duron 700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Duron |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 15 January 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-4557M and Duron 700 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 | 1.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 0.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 7 |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 64 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1303 Million | 25 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-4557M and Duron 700 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 21.3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4557M and Duron 700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4557M and Duron 700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7640G | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 15 January 2001 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 21 Watt |
A8-4557M has an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 700, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A8-4557M and Duron 700. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A8-4557M is a notebook processor while Duron 700 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-4557M and Duron 700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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