PRO A6-8570 vs FX-4100

Place in performance ranking	2035	2300
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	12 October 2011 (12 years ago)	October 2018 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-4100 and PRO A6-8570 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	315 mm²	250 mm²
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4100 and PRO A6-8570 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+	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4100 and PRO A6-8570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4100 and PRO A6-8570 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4100 and PRO A6-8570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Switchable graphics	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-4100 and PRO A6-8570 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-4100 and PRO A6-8570 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4100 and PRO A6-8570.

PCIe version

n/a

3.0

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.

FX-4100 1.69
+37.4%

PRO A6-8570 1.23

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.

FX-4100 2610
+36.9%

PRO A6-8570 1906