A4-5100 vs A6-5200

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Aggregate performance score

A6-5200
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.05
+23.5%
A4-5100
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.85

A6-5200 outperforms A4-5100 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-5200 and A4-5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24222562
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD A-Series
Power efficiency3.975.36
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)4 November 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-5200 and A4-5100 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.55 GHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-5200 and A4-5100 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 configuration11
SocketFT3FT3
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5200 and A4-5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5200 and A4-5100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5200 and A4-5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Max memory channels11

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon HD 8400AMD Radeon HD 8330
Number of pipelines128no data
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5200 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-5200 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5200 and A4-5100.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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.

A6-5200 1.05
+23.5%
A4-5100 0.85

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.

A6-5200 1663
+23.6%
A4-5100 1346

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 0.85
Recency 23 May 2013 4 November 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

A6-5200 has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score.

A4-5100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The A6-5200 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5100 in performance tests.


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