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AMD A4-1250

AMD A4-1250

The AMD A4-1250 is a mobile dual-core SoC for compact subnotebooks and tablets, which was presented in mid-2013. In addition to 2 CPU cores with a base clock speed of 1.0 GHz (no turbo), the 28-nanometer chip also integrates a Radeon HD 8210 GPU, a single-channel DDR3L-1333 memory controller as well as the Southbridge with various I/O- ports.

Architecture

Both Kabini (for notebooks) and Temash (tablets and compact subnotebooks) are based on AMD's new Jaguar architecture, which replaces the previous Bobcat models (e.g. the E-350). According to AMD, the performance per clock has been increased by about 15 percent. Furthermore, various modern instruction set extensions such as SSE up to version 4.2, AVX and AES are now supported. The finer 28-nanometer process from TSMC allows lower voltages and/or higher clock rates compared to Bobcat, as well as up to 4 CPU cores (Bobcat: 2 cores).

Performance

Due to the low clock speed of just 1.0 GHz, the performance is quite modest and similar to the old AMD C-60. For simple office and multimedia tasks, the A4-1250 has sufficient power; however, it will quickly reach its limits in more demanding applications and games.

Graphics

The SoC integrates a Radeon HD 8210 GPU with 128 shaders, which is based on the GCN architecture. The core is clocked at 300 MHz (no turbo). On average, the HD 8210 matches the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge); however, the performance is often limited by the CPU. Recent Games (as of 2013) are therefore hardly playable. Only a few older and less demanding games will run fluently.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the entire SoC is rated at 9 watts. Thus, the A4-1250 is suitable for slim subnotebooks and tablets.

SeriesAMD AMD A-Series
CodenameTemash

Series: AMD A-Series Temash

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Clock Rate1000 MHz
Level 1 Cache128 KB
Level 2 Cache1 MB
Number of Cores / Threads2 / 2
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)9 Watt
Manufacturing Technology28 nm
FeaturesSSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1333
GPUAMD Radeon HD 8210 (300 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date05/23/2013

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 32     avg: 32.5     median: 32.5 (0%)     max: 33 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 20     avg: 20.5     median: 20.5 (6%)     max: 21 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 0.41     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (1%)     max: 0.47 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.09     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (5%)     max: 0.25 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 628     avg: 663     median: 663 (4%)     max: 698 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 1188     avg: 1260     median: 1258 (1%)     max: 1333 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 1576     avg: 1695     median: 1741 (1%)     max: 1767 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 816     avg: 885     median: 915 (1%)     max: 925 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 3441     avg: 3665     median: 3518 (42%)     max: 4037 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 108.4     avg: 115.9     median: 111.2 (22%)     max: 128 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 445     avg: 463.5     median: 463.5 (1%)     max: 482 points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
2.9 fps (1%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
15 fps (3%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.0211     avg: 0     median: 0 (1%)     max: 0.0344 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.03     avg: 0     median: 0 (1%)     max: 0.0554 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 0.23     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (1%)     max: 0.302 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 696     avg: 741     median: 740.5 (2%)     max: 785 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 63.3     avg: 65.4     median: 65.4 (14%)     max: 67.5 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 139.9     avg: 146.2     median: 146.2 (6%)     max: 152.5 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 3087     avg: 3124     median: 3123.5 (14%)     max: 3160 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
8190 MIPS (4%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
5110 MFLOPS (4%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 1254     avg: 1329     median: 1328.5 (1%)     max: 1403 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
607 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 5848     avg: 6082     median: 6081.5 (5%)     max: 6315 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 443     avg: 461     median: 461 (1%)     max: 479 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 516     avg: 538     median: 538 (1%)     max: 560 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
1018 points (2%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
592 points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 1816     avg: 1821     median: 1820.5 (15%)     max: 1825 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 1443     avg: 1448     median: 1447.5 (13%)     max: 1452 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 1589     avg: 1606     median: 1605.5 (3%)     max: 1622 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 1157     avg: 1162     median: 1162 (2%)     max: 1167 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 1434     avg: 1440     median: 1439.5 (4%)     max: 1445 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
30250 ms (35%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
747 ms (8%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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