i3-8100F vs A10 PRO-7850B

Primary details

Comparing A10 PRO-7850B and Core i3-8100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1842	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	2.17	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$117

Detailed specifications

A10 PRO-7850B and Core i3-8100F 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	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	245 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on A10 PRO-7850B and Core i3-8100F 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+	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10 PRO-7850B and Core i3-8100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
RAID	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10 PRO-7850B and Core i3-8100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10 PRO-7850B and Core i3-8100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	8	no data
Number of pipelines	512	no data
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10 PRO-7850B and Core i3-8100F integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10 PRO-7850B and Core i3-8100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 12

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10 PRO-7850B and Core i3-8100F.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	31 July 2014	1 September 2018
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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