E1-1200 vs A8-7100

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7100
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
1.03
+329%
E1-1200
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.24

A8-7100 outperforms E1-1200 by a whopping 329% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and E1-1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24543178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriAMD E-Series
Power efficiency5.131.26
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Zacate (2011−2013)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)6 June 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and E1-1200 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm40 nm
Die size245 mm275 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data100 °C
Number of transistors2410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and E1-1200 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
SocketFP3FT1
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and E1-1200. 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, FMAMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow++
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and E1-1200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and E1-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 7310
iGPU core count4no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and E1-1200 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and E1-1200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and E1-1200.

PCIe version3.0no data

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
+329%
E1-1200 0.24

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
+331%
E1-1200 380

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
+172%
E1-1200 94

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
+254%
E1-1200 163

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.

A8-7100 1379
+51.2%
E1-1200 912

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.

A8-7100 4134
+146%
E1-1200 1682

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.

A8-7100 2225
+155%
E1-1200 874

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.

A8-7100 33.23
+129%
E1-1200 76

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.

A8-7100 2
+232%
E1-1200 1

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.

A8-7100 0.55
+104%
E1-1200 0.27

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.

A8-7100 1417
+239%
E1-1200 418

Geekbench 2

A8-7100 3914
+172%
E1-1200 1440

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.24
Recency 4 June 2014 6 June 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 18 Watt

A8-7100 has a 329.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

E1-1200, on the other hand, has 5.6% lower power consumption.

The A8-7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the E1-1200 in performance tests.


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