A8-7100 vs PRO A10-8770E
Aggregate performance score
PRO A10-8770E outperforms A8-7100 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing PRO A10-8770E and A8-7100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1954 | 2436 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Kaveri |
| Power efficiency | 5.16 | 5.14 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | October 2016 (8 years ago) | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
PRO A10-8770E 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 4096 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 245 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 2410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A10-8770E 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 | AM4 | FP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 19 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-8770E 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 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | + | + |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| Out-of-band client management | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| HSA | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A10-8770E and A8-7100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-8770E and A8-7100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3-1600 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | 6 | 4 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | + | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-8770E and A8-7100 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | n/a | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A10-8770E and A8-7100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-8770E and A8-7100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.98 | 1.07 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 19 Watt |
PRO A10-8770E has a 85% higher aggregate performance score.
A8-7100, on the other hand, has 84.2% lower power consumption.
The PRO A10-8770E is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7100 in performance tests.
Note that PRO A10-8770E is a desktop processor while A8-7100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A10-8770E and A8-7100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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