AMD A4-5050 vs AMD E1-2100

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5050 and AMD E1-2100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A4-5050

AMD E1-2100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5050

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 538 vs 322
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1328 vs 405

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 February 2014 vs 23 May 2013
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	538 vs 322
PassMark - CPU mark	1328 vs 405

Reasons to consider the AMD E1-2100

Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 13.5 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt vs 13.5 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5050
CPU 2: AMD E1-2100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

322

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1328

405

Name	AMD A4-5050	AMD E1-2100
PassMark - Single thread mark	538	322
PassMark - CPU mark	1328	405
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		109
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.862
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.251
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1098
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1840
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1098
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1840

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-5050	AMD E1-2100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Kabini
Launch date	1 February 2014	23 May 2013
Place in performance rating	2873	2874
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD E1-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD E-Series Processors
OPN Tray		EM2100CJ23HM
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	90 °C
Maximum frequency	1.55 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	1178 million
Base frequency		1 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	Not Listed
Max memory channels		1
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT3	FT3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13.5 Watt	9 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon HD 8210
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0