Pentium M 715 vs A8-7100
Aggregate performance score
A8-7100 outperforms Pentium M 715 by a whopping 544% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-7100 and Pentium M 715 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2454 | 3303 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Kaveri | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 5.13 | 0.72 |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 23 June 2004 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-7100 and Pentium M 715 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 | 1.8 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.988V-1.34V |
Compatibility
Information on A8-7100 and Pentium M 715 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 |
| Socket | FP3 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and Pentium M 715. 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 | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
A8-7100 and Pentium M 715 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and Pentium M 715 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and Pentium M 715. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR2 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Pentium M 715 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-7100 and Pentium M 715 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Pentium M 715.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.03 | 0.16 |
| Recency | 4 June 2014 | 23 June 2004 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 7 Watt |
A8-7100 has a 543.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 715, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.
The A8-7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 715 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-7100 and Pentium M 715, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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