Core i3-3217UE vs A4-5100
Aggregated performance score
Core i3-3217UE outperforms A4-5100 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core i3-3217UE outperforms A4-5100 by 1% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
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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