A4-1350 vs M-5Y10a

Place in the ranking	2353	2827
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core M	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	22.71	6.74
Architecture codename	Broadwell-Y (2014)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	5 September 2014 (10 years ago)	18 October 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	0.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	8	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	50 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350 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	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1234	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	4.5 Watt	8 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 5300	AMD Radeon HD 8210 (300 MHz)
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no 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.

M-5Y10a 1.20
+111%

A4-1350 0.57

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.

M-5Y10a 1905
+109%

A4-1350 911

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.20	0.57
Integrated graphics card	1.04	0.49
Recency	5 September 2014	18 October 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	8 Watt

M-5Y10a has a 110.5% higher aggregate performance score, 112.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 months, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

A4-1350, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Core M-5Y10a is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-1350 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core M-5Y10a and A4-1350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.