A8-5500 vs FX-4100

General info

Comparing FX-4100 and A8-5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1939	1940
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.24	2.08
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	12 October 2011 (12 years ago)	2 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$28	$49

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-5500 has 767% better value for money than FX-4100.

Technical specs

FX-4100 and A8-5500 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	315 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4100 and A8-5500 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	AM3+	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4100 and A8-5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4100 and A8-5500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4100 and A8-5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 7560D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4100 and A8-5500.

PCIe version

n/a

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.

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	12 October 2011	2 October 2012
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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