Ultra 5 238V vs A4-7210

Place in the ranking	2444	526
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	3.94	78.16
Architecture codename	Carrizo-L (2015)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-7210 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
L1 cache	no data	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	930 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A4-7210 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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	FT3b	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	12-25 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7210 and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A4-7210 and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7210 and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7210 and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR5
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Arc 130V
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7210 and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7210 and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7210 and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.04	14.04
Recency	7 May 2015	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	17 Watt

A4-7210 has 41.7% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has a 1250% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 5 238V is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-7210 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A4-7210 and Core Ultra 5 238V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.