A10-4657M vs Z-01

Place in the ranking	3230	2397
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	3.00	3.00
Architecture codename	Desna (2011)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	1 June 2011 (13 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Z-01 and A10-4657M 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	40 nm	32 nm
Die size	75 mm²	246 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	1303 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Z-01 and A10-4657M 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	FT1	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Z-01 and A10-4657M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A, AMD-V	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Z-01 and A10-4657M are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Z-01 and A10-4657M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3 Single-channel

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6250

AMD Radeon HD 7660G (497 - 686 MHz)

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.

Z-01 0.19

A10-4657M 1.11
+484%

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.

Z-01 305

A10-4657M 1759
+477%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.19	1.11
Integrated graphics card	0.24	1.23
Recency	1 June 2011	1 April 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	40 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

Z-01 has 483.3% lower power consumption.

A10-4657M, on the other hand, has a 484.2% higher aggregate performance score, 412.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The A10-4657M is our recommended choice as it beats the Z-01 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Z-01 and A10-4657M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.