A8-4557M vs A10-8700P

Primary details

Comparing A10-8700P and A8-4557M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2197	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	3.81	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-8700P 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1303 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A10-8700P 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.

Socket	FP4	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	12 - 35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-8700P and A8-4557M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-8700P and A8-4557M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-8700P and A8-4557M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 7640G (497 - 655 MHz)
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-8700P and A8-4557M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-8700P and A8-4557M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-8700P and A8-4557M.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2015	15 May 2012
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	35 Watt

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