AMD A4-5100 vs AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5100 and AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE 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 Phenom II X4 X940 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5100

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	2 November 2013 vs 1 January 2011
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 785 vs 540
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1797 vs 1346

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	785 vs 540
PassMark - CPU mark	1797 vs 1346

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5100
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

540

785

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1346

1797

Name	AMD A4-5100	AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	540	785
PassMark - CPU mark	1346	1797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2336

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-5100	AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Champlain
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD Phenom
Launch date	2 November 2013	1 January 2011
OPN Tray	AM5100IBJ44HMD	HMX940HIR42GM
Place in performance rating	2530	2551
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Phenom II Black Edition Quad-Core Mobile Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop, Tablet	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.55 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	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	45 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