Pentium A1018 vs PRO A4-8350B

Primary details

Comparing PRO A4-8350B and Pentium A1018 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2431	2640
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	1.51	2.07
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	no data
Release date	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A4-8350B and Pentium A1018 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	no data
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L2 cache	1024 KB	no data
L3 cache	no data	1 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Die size	245 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A4-8350B and Pentium A1018 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	FM2+	FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A4-8350B and Pentium A1018. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
RAID	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

PRO A4-8350B and Pentium A1018 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A4-8350B and Pentium A1018 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A4-8350B and Pentium A1018. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
iGPU core count	4	no data
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A4-8350B and Pentium A1018 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A4-8350B and Pentium A1018 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A4-8350B and Pentium A1018.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.06	0.78
Recency	29 September 2015	1 July 2013
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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