AMD FX-7500 vs AMD A4-5100

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-7500 and AMD A4-5100 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-7500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 973 vs 540
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1967 vs 1346
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 June 2014 vs 2 November 2013
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 973 vs 540
PassMark - CPU mark 1967 vs 1346

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5100

  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 20 Watt
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 870 vs 344
  • 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2336 vs 873
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 20 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 870 vs 344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2336 vs 873

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-7500
CPU 2: AMD A4-5100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
973
540
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1967
1346
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
344
870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
873
2336
Name AMD FX-7500 AMD A4-5100
PassMark - Single thread mark 973 540
PassMark - CPU mark 1967 1346
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 344 870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 873 2336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.57
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2174

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-7500 AMD A4-5100

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaveri Kabini
Family AMD FX-Series Processors AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 4 June 2014 2 November 2013
OPN Tray FM7500ECH44JA AM5100IBJ44HMD
Place in performance rating 2513 2530
Series AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop, Tablet

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 1.55 GHz
Compute Cores 10
Die size 245 mm
L2 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 2410 Million
Unlocked
L1 cache 256 KB
Maximum core temperature 90°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 1
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 553 MHz 500 MHz
iGPU core count 6 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics AMD Radeon HD 8330
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP3 FT3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0