AMD PRO A10-8770 vs AMD FX-8100

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8770 and AMD FX-8100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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 PRO A10-8770

AMD FX-8100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8770

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1596 vs 1154

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1596 vs 1154

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8100

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4073 vs 3574

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4073 vs 3574

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8770
CPU 2: AMD FX-8100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1596

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3574

4073

Name	AMD PRO A10-8770	AMD FX-8100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1596	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	3574	4073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7176

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8770	AMD FX-8100
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	October 2011
OPN Tray	AD877BAGM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1602	1345
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zambezi
Price now		$142
Value for money (0-100)		12.48
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz
Processor graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
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™)