Core i3-3217UE vs A4-5100

General info

Comparing A4-5100 and Core i3-3217UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2416	2409
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	2 November 2013 (10 years old)	1 August 2012 (11 years old)
Current price	$105	no data

Technical specs

A4-5100 and Core i3-3217UE 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
Boost clock speed	1.55 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	118 mm2
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 and Core i3-3217UE 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	no data	1
Socket	FT3	Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Core i3-3217UE. 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, DDR3L-1600	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Core i3-3217UE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Core i3-3217UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	unknown Dual-channel
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8330	Intel HD 4000
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Core i3-3217UE integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Core i3-3217UE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Core i3-3217UE.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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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.

Core i3-3217UE outperforms A4-5100 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.88	0.89
Recency	2 November 2013	1 August 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt

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