AMD A8-7100
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Comparing AMD A8-7100 vs Intel Core i5-5200U

Comparison of video cards AMD A8-7100 vs Intel Core i5-5200U in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD A8-7100

Top features of AMD A8-7100

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  • More number of cores
    4 left arrow 2
    2 times more threads
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
    Around 10% better overclocked clock speed
Intel Core i5-5200U

Top features of Intel Core i5-5200U

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  • Higher clock speed
    2.20 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
    Around 18% better clock speed
  • Performance per watt
    15 W left arrow 19 W
    About 0.79 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-7100 and Intel Core i5-5200U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD A8-7100 left arrow Intel Core i5-5200U
Segment Mobile left arrow Mobile
Family AMD A left arrow Intel Core i5
Generation 4 left arrow 5
CPU group AMD A8-7000 left arrow Intel Core i 5000U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-7100 vs Intel Core i5-5200U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 1.80 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
CPU Cores 4 left arrow 2
Turbo (1 Core) 3.00 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
CPU Threads 4 left arrow 4
Hyperthreading No left arrow Yes
Overclocking No left arrow No
Core architecture normal left arrow normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-7100 and Intel Core i5-5200U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) left arrow Intel HD Graphics 5500
GPU frequency 0.45 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 0.51 GHz left arrow 0.90 GHz
Execution units 4 left arrow 24
Shader 256 left arrow 192
Max. GPU Memory 2 GB left arrow 16 GB
Max. displays 2 left arrow 3
Generation 6 left arrow 8
DirectX Version 12 left arrow 11.2
Technology 28 nm left arrow 14 nm
Release date Q1/2014 left arrow Q1/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-7100 and Intel Core i5-5200U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
VP9 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow Decode
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
VC-1 Decode left arrow Decode
JPEG Decode / Encode left arrow Decode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A8-7100 and Intel Core i5-5200U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
ECC Yes left arrow No
Memory channels 2 left arrow 2
PCIe version 3.0 left arrow 2.0
PCIe lanes 16 left arrow 12

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A8-7100 and Intel Core i5-5200U.

Specification Value
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-7100 or Intel Core i5-5200U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 19 W left arrow 15 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-7100 and Intel Core i5-5200U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L3-Cache 4.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
Architecture Kaveri (Steamroller) left arrow Broadwell U
Technology 28 nm left arrow 14 nm
Socket FM2+ left arrow BGA 1168
Release date Q2/2014 left arrow Q1/2015

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD A8-7100 and Intel Core i5-5200U.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown left arrow Unknown

Benchmarks

Real tests AMD A8-7100 vs Intel Core i5-5200U

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The latter is used for creation of 3D models and forms.

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 can be used for multi-core processor performance benchmark testing.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 benchmark is the newest software suit.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is the benchmark for Intel and AMD 64-bit processors.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 benchmark supports AMD and Intel multi-core processors.

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

This synthetic test will help you determine the real computing power of a single core in the central processing unit.

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

It tests entire and overall performance of the central processing unit (mathematical calculations, compression and decompression speed, 2D&3D graphic tests).

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