A8-7100 vs FX-8150

Primary details

Comparing FX-8150 and A8-7100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1492	2331
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.24	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Kaveri
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	12 October 2011 (12 years ago)	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$79	$422

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-8150 and A8-7100 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	8192 KB	4096 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	315 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	2410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.0125 V - Max: 1.4125 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8150 and A8-7100 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	AM3+	FP3
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8150 and A8-7100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
HSA	no data	1

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8150 and A8-7100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	1
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8150 and A8-7100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1600
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	4
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8150 and A8-7100 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8150 and A8-7100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8150 and A8-7100.

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.

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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.

FX-8150 outperforms A8-7100 by 219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.38	1.06
Recency	12 October 2011	4 June 2014
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	19 Watt

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