AMD A4-5100 vs AMD Mobile Sempron M100

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5100 and AMD Mobile Sempron M100 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) 1 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • 3 more threads: 4 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • 4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1346 vs 332
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2336 vs 1051
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 November 2013 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Number of threads 4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1346 vs 332
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2336 vs 1051

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron M100

  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 546 vs 540
  • Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1102 vs 870
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 546 vs 540
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1102 vs 870

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5100
CPU 2: AMD Mobile Sempron M100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
540
546
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1346
332
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
870
1102
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2336
1051
Name AMD A4-5100 AMD Mobile Sempron M100
PassMark - Single thread mark 540 546
PassMark - CPU mark 1346 332
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 870 1102
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2336 1051

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-5100 AMD Mobile Sempron M100

Essentials

Architecture codename Kabini Caspian
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 2 November 2013 10 September 2009
OPN Tray AM5100IBJ44HMD
Place in performance rating 2530 2524
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops AMD Mobile Sempron
Vertical segment Laptop, Tablet Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.55 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4 1
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3200 MHz
Maximum frequency 2 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 S
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 25 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