AMD A4-5100 vs AMD Athlon II N330

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5100 and AMD Athlon II N330 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A4-5100

AMD Athlon II N330

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5100

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1260 vs 665

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 November 2013 vs 12 May 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1260 vs 665

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II N330

Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 813 vs 532

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	813 vs 532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5100
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II N330

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

813

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1260

665

Name	AMD A4-5100	AMD Athlon II N330
PassMark - Single thread mark	532	813
PassMark - CPU mark	1260	665
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2336

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-5100	AMD Athlon II N330
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Champlain
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	2 November 2013	12 May 2010
OPN Tray	AM5100IBJ44HMD
Place in performance rating	2550	2555
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment	Laptop, Tablet	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.55 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
Die size		117.5 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
Maximum frequency		2.3 GHz
Transistor count		234 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8330
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0