i3-4100U vs A8-7100

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Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2432not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Core i3
Power efficiency5.14no data
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)4 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size245 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors2410 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP3FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U. 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, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U 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 A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4400
iGPU core count4no data
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 June 2014 4 June 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 15 Watt

A8-7100 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-4100U, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 26.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A8-7100 and Core i3-4100U. We've got no test results to judge.


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