Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 vs A4-5100

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2858	3282
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	2x AMD Athlon 64
Power efficiency	2.03	0.70
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date	4 November 2013 (11 years ago)	1 November 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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	2
Boost clock speed	1.55 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1600 MHz
L1 cache	no data	0 MB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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	no data
Socket	FT3	Socket S1
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8330	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.72	0.33
Recency	4 November 2013	1 November 2009
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	20 Watt

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