A8-4557M vs E1-1500
Primary details
Comparing E1-1500 and A8-4557M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD E-Series | AMD A-Series |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2010−2013) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 1 January 2013 (11 years ago) | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E1-1500 and A8-4557M 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.48 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1303 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E1-1500 and A8-4557M 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 | no data |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-1500 and A8-4557M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-1500 and A8-4557M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-1500 and A8-4557M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 7310 | AMD Radeon HD 7640G |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2013 | 15 May 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 35 Watt |
E1-1500 has an age advantage of 7 months, and 94.4% lower power consumption.
A8-4557M, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between E1-1500 and A8-4557M. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between E1-1500 and A8-4557M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
