AMD A8-7100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-7100 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A8-7100 AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD A AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  4 2
• CPU group
  AMD A8-7000 AMD Ryzen 3000G
• Successor
  -- AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-7100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 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.

• Frequency
  1.80 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.00 GHz 4.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 8
• Turbo (4 Cores)
  2.40 GHz 4.00 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-7100 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) AMD Radeon Vega 11 Graphics
• GPU frequency
  0.45 GHz 1.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.51 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  4 11
• Shader
  256 704
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  6 8
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2014 Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-7100 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD A8-7100 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 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.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 DDR4-2933
• Max. Memory
  64 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16 12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A8-7100 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-7100 or AMD Ryzen 5 3400G? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  19 W 65 W
• TDP down
  -- 45 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-7100 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kaveri (Steamroller) Picasso (Zen+)
• Technology
  28 nm 12 nm
• Socket
  FM2+ AM4
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q2/2019

List of devices based on AMD A8-7100 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G.

• Used in
  Unknown Memory PC mit Ryzen 5 3400GCSL PC mit Ryzen 5 3400Gdercomputerladen PC mit Ryzen 5 3400G