Pentium M 710 vs A4-5100

Place in the ranking	2579	3357
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	Pentium M
Power efficiency	5.36	0.54
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date	4 November 2013 (11 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

A4-5100 and Pentium M 710 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Boost clock speed	1.55 GHz	1.4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	400 MHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 and Pentium M 710 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Pentium M 710. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Pentium M 710 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Pentium M 710. 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 Pentium M 710 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Pentium M 710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Pentium M 710.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.85	0.12
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	21 Watt

A4-5100 has a 608.3% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The A4-5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 710 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5100 and Pentium M 710, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.