Athlon MP 1600+ vs A8-4557M
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Athlon MP |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 15 October 2001 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $210 |
Detailed specifications
A8-4557M and Athlon MP 1600+ 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 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10.5 |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 128 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1303 Million | 38 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-4557M and Athlon MP 1600+ 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62.8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4557M and Athlon MP 1600+. 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 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4557M and Athlon MP 1600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7640G (497 - 655 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 15 October 2001 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
A8-4557M has an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 463% more advanced lithography process, and 77% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD A8-4557M and AMD Athlon MP 1600+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A8-4557M is a notebook processor while Athlon MP 1600+ is a server/workstation one.
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