A4-5145M vs Pentium 2117U
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 2117U and A4-5145M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2683 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | AMD A-Series |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 2117U and A4-5145M 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 | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 2117U and A4-5145M 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 | BGA1023 | FP2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2117U and A4-5145M. 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 | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium 2117U and A4-5145M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2117U and A4-5145M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2117U and A4-5145M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) | AMD Radeon HD 8310G |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2117U and A4-5145M.
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 23 May 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
Pentium 2117U has a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
A4-5145M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.
We couldn't decide between Pentium 2117U and A4-5145M. We've got no test results to judge.
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