FX-8170 vs A8-7100

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and FX-8170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2331	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Kaveri	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$422	no data

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and FX-8170 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	1.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	245 mm2	315 mm2
Number of transistors	2410 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and FX-8170 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	1
Socket	FP3	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and FX-8170. 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, DDR3-1600 Controller	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
HSA	1	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and FX-8170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and FX-8170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	4	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and FX-8170 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and FX-8170 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and FX-8170.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 June 2014	23 October 2012
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	125 Watt

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