A4-5100 vs Pentium Dual T3400

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T3400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.41
A4-5100
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.85
+107%

A4-5100 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T3400 by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T3400 and A4-5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29782564
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreAMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.115.36
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)4 November 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T3400 and A4-5100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz1.55 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L2 cache1 MB2048 KB
Chip lithography65 nm28 nm
Die size143 mm2107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T3400 and A4-5100 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
SocketPPGA478FT3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and A4-5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and A4-5100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and A4-5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8330
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T3400 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and A4-5100.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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.

Pentium Dual T3400 0.41
A4-5100 0.85
+107%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium Dual T3400 653
A4-5100 1346
+106%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.41 0.85
Recency 1 October 2008 4 November 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

A4-5100 has a 107.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The A4-5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T3400 in performance tests.


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