Pentium 3825U vs A8-7100

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Aggregated performance score

A8-7100
2014
4 cores / 4 threads
1.06
+17.8%

A8-7100 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 18% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and Pentium 3825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking23072415
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Pentium
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date4 June 2014 (9 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161
Current price$422 $90 (0.6x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and Pentium 3825U 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors2410 Million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and Pentium 3825U 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
SocketFP3FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and Pentium 3825U. 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, FMA, DDR3-1600 ControllerIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
FRTC1no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio+no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
Out-of-band client management+no data
VirusProtect+no data
HSA1no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A8-7100 and Pentium 3825U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and Pentium 3825U are enumerated here.

AMD-V1+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and Pentium 3825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors
iGPU core count4no data
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2/12
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Pentium 3825U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 1.06
+17.8%
Pentium 3825U 0.90

A8-7100 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 18% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A8-7100 1641
+18.1%
Pentium 3825U 1390

A8-7100 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 18% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-7100 301
Pentium 3825U 318
+5.6%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 6% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-7100 757
+18.1%
Pentium 3825U 641

A8-7100 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 18% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A8-7100 1379
Pentium 3825U 2951
+114%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 114% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-7100 4134
Pentium 3825U 6537
+58.1%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 58% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-7100 2225
Pentium 3825U 2594
+16.6%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 17% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A8-7100 33.23
Pentium 3825U 25.41
+30.8%

A8-7100 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 31% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A8-7100 2
Pentium 3825U 2
+21%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 21% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-7100 133
Pentium 3825U 190
+42.9%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 43% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-7100 44
Pentium 3825U 77
+75%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 75% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A8-7100 0.55
Pentium 3825U 0.9
+63.6%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 64% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7100 1.1
+400%
Pentium 3825U 0.2

A8-7100 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 400% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7100 1417
Pentium 3825U 1782
+25.8%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 26% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7100 56
Pentium 3825U 63
+11.7%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 12% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7100 11
Pentium 3825U 12
+8.1%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 8% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A8-7100 1473
Pentium 3825U 1602
+8.8%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 9% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A8-7100 3337
Pentium 3825U 3540
+6.1%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 6% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A8-7100 3914
Pentium 3825U 3998
+2.2%

Pentium 3825U outperforms A8-7100 by 2% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 0.90
Recency 4 June 2014 1 March 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 15 Watt

The A8-7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3825U in performance tests.


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