A8-7680 vs E1-2100

Primary details

Comparing E1-2100 and A8-7680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1827
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	15.78
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD E-Series	AMD A8
Power efficiency	no data	4.69
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Excavator (2017−2018)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	26 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$56

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

E1-2100 and A8-7680 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	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Multiplier	no data	38
L1 cache	no data	128K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	246 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on E1-2100 and A8-7680 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	1
Socket	FT3	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-2100 and A8-7680. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, BMI1, ABM, SVM, AES-NI	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-2100 and A8-7680 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-2100 and A8-7680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8210	Radeon R7 Series
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E1-2100 and A8-7680 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E1-2100 and A8-7680 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-2100 and A8-7680.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	26 October 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	45 Watt

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