FX-8100 vs A8-4500M

Primary details

Comparing A8-4500M and FX-8100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2316	1647
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.62
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)	12 October 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price	$179	$78

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and FX-8100 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	1.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	315 mm2
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A8-4500M and FX-8100 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	FS1r2	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and FX-8100. 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, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and FX-8100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4500M and FX-8100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

unknown

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 7640G

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4500M and FX-8100.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

FX-8100 outperforms A8-4500M by 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.09	2.62
Recency	15 May 2012	12 October 2011
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

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