i5-11400 vs A8-7100

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7100
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
1.03
Core i5-11400
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.70
+939%

Core i5-11400 outperforms A8-7100 by a whopping 939% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and Core i5-11400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2454735
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Kaverino data
Power efficiency5.1315.58
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and Core i5-11400 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and Core i5-11400 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP3FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and Core i5-11400. 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, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-7100 and Core i5-11400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and Core i5-11400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and Core i5-11400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 730
iGPU core count4no data
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Core i5-11400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-7100 and Core i5-11400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and Core i5-11400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212.1
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Core i5-11400.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

A8-7100 1.03
i5-11400 10.70
+939%

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.

A8-7100 1638
i5-11400 16992
+937%

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.

A8-7100 256
i5-11400 1964
+667%

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.

A8-7100 577
i5-11400 7298
+1165%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 10.70
Recency 4 June 2014 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 65 Watt

A8-7100 has 242.1% lower power consumption.

i5-11400, on the other hand, has a 938.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-11400 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7100 in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-7100 is a notebook processor while Core i5-11400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-7100 and Core i5-11400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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