AMD PRO A10-8730B vs AMD FX-4100

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8730B and AMD FX-4100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD PRO A10-8730B

AMD FX-4100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8730B

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4100

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1287 vs 1129
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2617 vs 2302
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 463 vs 341
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1286 vs 916

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1287 vs 1129
PassMark - CPU mark	2617 vs 2302
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	463 vs 341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1286 vs 916

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8730B
CPU 2: AMD FX-4100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

1287

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2302

2617

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

341

463

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

916

1286

Name	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD FX-4100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	1287
PassMark - CPU mark	2302	2617
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	341	463
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	916	1286
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.939

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD FX-4100
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	October 2011
OPN Tray	AM873BADY44AB	FD4100WMW4KGU
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2577	2991
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zambezi
OPN PIB		FD4100WMGUSBX
Price now		$129.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.22
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
Number of threads		4
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz
Processor graphics	R5
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	AM3+
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		95 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a