AMD PRO A10-8730B vs AMD A4-5100

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8730B and AMD A4-5100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A10-8730B

AMD A4-5100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8730B

2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1185 vs 540
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2344 vs 1346

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1185 vs 540
PassMark - CPU mark	2344 vs 1346

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5100

2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 870 vs 341
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2336 vs 916

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	870 vs 341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2336 vs 916

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8730B
CPU 2: AMD A4-5100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1185

540

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2344

1346

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

341

870

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

916

2336

Name	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD A4-5100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1185	540
PassMark - CPU mark	2344	1346
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	341	870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	916	2336

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD A4-5100
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	2 November 2013
OPN Tray	AM873BADY44AB	AM5100IBJ44HMD
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2524	2525
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop, Tablet
Architecture codename		Kabini
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	1.55 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 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
Unlocked
64 bit support
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1600 MHz
Max memory channels		1
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	500 MHz
Processor graphics	R5	AMD Radeon HD 8330
Switchable graphics
Enduro
iGPU core count		128
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FT3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0