Athlon II X2 255 vs A4-6210

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Aggregate performance score

A4-6210
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.94
+27%
Athlon II X2 255
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

A4-6210 outperforms Athlon II X2 255 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-6210 and Athlon II X2 255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25242679
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency5.931.08
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)25 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A4-6210 and Athlon II X2 255 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-6210 and Athlon II X2 255 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 configurationno data1
SocketFT3bAM3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6210 and Athlon II X2 255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXno data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6210 and Athlon II X2 255 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6210 and Athlon II X2 255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1599DDR3
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R3 Graphicsno data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6210 and Athlon II X2 255 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6210 and Athlon II X2 255 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6210 and Athlon II X2 255.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

A4-6210 0.94
+27%
Athlon II X2 255 0.74

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.

A4-6210 1495
+27.2%
Athlon II X2 255 1175

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-6210 189
Athlon II X2 255 293
+55%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-6210 532
+32%
Athlon II X2 255 403

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 0.74
Recency 29 April 2014 25 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

A4-6210 has a 27% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The A4-6210 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 255 in performance tests.

Be aware that A4-6210 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 255 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-6210 and Athlon II X2 255, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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