Athlon 64 3100+ vs A10-5800B
Primary details
Comparing A10-5800B and Athlon 64 3100+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1861 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.55 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Lima (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (11 years ago) | April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Current price | $68 | $48 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A10-5800B and Athlon 64 3100+ 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 | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128K |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 77 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 122 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A10-5800B and Athlon 64 3100+ 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 | FM2 | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 25 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800B and Athlon 64 3100+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800B and Athlon 64 3100+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7660D | 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A10-5800B outperforms Athlon 64 3100+ by 527% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 25 Watt |
We couldn't decide between A10-5800B and Athlon 64 3100+. We've got no test results to judge.
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