i5-10400H vs A4-5100

Primary details

Comparing A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2579	1181
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	5.37	11.22
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	4 November 2013 (11 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H 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	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.55 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H 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
Socket	FT3	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H. 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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H 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 A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8330	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H 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 A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Core i5-10400H.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	16

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	0.85	5.33
Integrated graphics card	0.69	5.58
Recency	4 November 2013	2 April 2020
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt

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