AMD A4-5100 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5100 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 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 65 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
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1346 vs 637
  • Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2336 vs 1465
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 November 2013 vs 1 September 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1346 vs 637
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2336 vs 1465

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 90°C
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 681 vs 540
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 681 vs 540
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 873 vs 870

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5100
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
540
681
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1346
637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
870
873
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2336
1465
Name AMD A4-5100 AMD Athlon X2 QL-65
PassMark - Single thread mark 540 681
PassMark - CPU mark 1346 637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 870 873
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2336 1465

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-5100 AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

Essentials

Architecture codename Kabini Lion
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 2 November 2013 1 September 2009
OPN Tray AM5100IBJ44HMD
Place in performance rating 2530 2538
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops 2x AMD Athlon
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 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 100 °C
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz

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 S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

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