Pentium Dual-Core E2220 vs A10-4600M
Aggregate performance score
A10-4600M outperforms Pentium Dual-Core E2220 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-4600M and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2315 | 2569 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.31 | 1.22 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Allendale (2006−2009) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | March 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-4600M and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 77 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-4600M and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1r2 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4600M and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4600M and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4600M and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7660G | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.27 | 0.87 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
A10-4600M has a 46% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The A10-4600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual-Core E2220 in performance tests.
Be aware that A10-4600M is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2220 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-4600M and Pentium Dual-Core E2220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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