i3-7100U vs A10 PRO-7800B

Primary details

Comparing A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1883	2035
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	3.03	10.79
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$281

Detailed specifications

A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	245 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FM2+	FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
RAID	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+

Security technologies

A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 620
iGPU core count	8	no data
Number of pipelines	512	no data
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10 PRO-7800B and Core i3-7100U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

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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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.08	1.71
Recency	31 July 2014	30 August 2016
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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