AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs AMD PRO A10-8850B

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 4100 and AMD PRO A10-8850B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 Ryzen 3 4100

AMD PRO A10-8850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 4100

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2528 vs 1611
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11084 vs 3752

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2528 vs 1611
PassMark - CPU mark	11084 vs 3752

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8850B

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 4100
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-8850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2528

1611

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11084

3752

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 4100	AMD PRO A10-8850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2528	1611
PassMark - CPU mark	11084	3752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		221.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		94.575

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 4100	AMD PRO A10-8850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	4 Apr 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$99
OPN PIB	100-100000510BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000510	AD885BXBI44JC
Place in performance rating	805	815
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Die size	156 mm²
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	9800 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
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
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0