A4-5100 vs A8-7200P

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7200P
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.36
+60%
A4-5100
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.85

A8-7200P outperforms A4-5100 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7200P and A4-5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22382564
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriAMD A-Series
Power efficiency3.685.36
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)4 November 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7200P and A4-5100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz1.55 GHz
L2 cache4096 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size245 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature102 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors2410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-7200P and A4-5100 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
SocketFP3FT3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7200P and A4-5100. 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, FMA86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect++
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7200P and A4-5100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7200P and A4-5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 8330
iGPU core count4no data
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7200P and A4-5100 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7200P and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7200P and A4-5100.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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.

A8-7200P 1.36
+60%
A4-5100 0.85

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.

A8-7200P 2154
+60%
A4-5100 1346

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.36 0.85
Recency 4 June 2014 4 November 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

A8-7200P has a 60% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

A4-5100, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The A8-7200P is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5100 in performance tests.


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