FX-8100 vs Pentium SU4100

Primary details

Comparing Pentium SU4100 and FX-8100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1730
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	2.54
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	1 September 2009 (15 years ago)	12 October 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium SU4100 and FX-8100 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium SU4100 and FX-8100 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	BGA956	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium SU4100 and FX-8100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium SU4100 and FX-8100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium SU4100 and FX-8100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium SU4100 and FX-8100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium SU4100 and FX-8100.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2009	12 October 2011
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt

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