A8-7100 vs A6-5200

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Aggregate performance score

A6-5200
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.05
+1.9%
A8-7100
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
1.03

A6-5200 outperforms A8-7100 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-5200 and A8-7100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24222438
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD Kaveri
Power efficiency3.975.13
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-5200 and A8-7100 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
Base clock speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2048 KB4096 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-5200 and A8-7100 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 configuration1no data
SocketFT3FP3
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5200 and A8-7100. 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, FMA
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVX++
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect++
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5200 and A8-7100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5200 and A8-7100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3-1600
Max memory channels12

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8400AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
Number of pipelines128no data
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5200 and A8-7100 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-5200 and A8-7100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5200 and A8-7100.

PCIe version2.03.0

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
+1.9%
A8-7100 1.03

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
+1.5%
A8-7100 1638

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-5200 208
A8-7100 256
+23.1%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-5200 584
+1.2%
A8-7100 577

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A6-5200 1598
+15.9%
A8-7100 1379

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A6-5200 5600
+35.5%
A8-7100 4134

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A6-5200 2660
+19.5%
A8-7100 2225

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A6-5200 26.1
+27.3%
A8-7100 33.23

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A6-5200 2
+8%
A8-7100 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A6-5200 156
+17.3%
A8-7100 133

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A6-5200 42
A8-7100 44
+3.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A6-5200 0.52
A8-7100 0.55
+5.8%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A6-5200 1.1
A8-7100 1.1

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A6-5200 11
+3.2%
A8-7100 11

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A6-5200 52
A8-7100 56
+8.2%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A6-5200 1152
A8-7100 1417
+23%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A6-5200 3607
+8.1%
A8-7100 3337

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A6-5200 1107
A8-7100 1473
+33.1%

Geekbench 2

A6-5200 3735
A8-7100 3914
+4.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 1.03
Recency 23 May 2013 4 June 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 19 Watt

A6-5200 has a 1.9% higher aggregate performance score.

A8-7100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 31.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-5200 and A8-7100.


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