A8-4557M vs E1-2100

Primary details

Comparing E1-2100 and A8-4557M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3157	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD E-Series	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	2.73	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

E1-2100 and A8-4557M 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	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1 GHz	2.8 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1303 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E1-2100 and A8-4557M 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	no data
Socket	FT3	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-2100 and A8-4557M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, BMI1, ABM, SVM, AES-NI	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-2100 and A8-4557M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-2100 and A8-4557M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8210	AMD Radeon HD 7640G (497 - 655 MHz)
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E1-2100 and A8-4557M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E1-2100 and A8-4557M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-2100 and A8-4557M.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.49	1.19
Recency	23 May 2013	15 May 2012
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	35 Watt

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