Athlon XP 1700+ vs A4-6210
Aggregate performance score
A4-6210 outperforms Athlon XP 1700+ by a whopping 755% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-6210 and Athlon XP 1700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2524 | 3373 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.93 | 0.16 |
| Architecture codename | Beema (2014) | Thoroughbred (2001−2002) |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (10 years ago) | October 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-6210 and Athlon XP 1700+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.47 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 150 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-6210 and Athlon XP 1700+ 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FT3b | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 64 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6210 and Athlon XP 1700+. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6210 and Athlon XP 1700+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6210 and Athlon XP 1700+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1599 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A4-6210 and Athlon XP 1700+ integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A4-6210 and Athlon XP 1700+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6210 and Athlon XP 1700+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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 | 0.94 | 0.11 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 64 Watt |
A4-6210 has a 754.5% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 326.7% lower power consumption.
The A4-6210 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon XP 1700+ in performance tests.
Be aware that A4-6210 is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 1700+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-6210 and Athlon XP 1700+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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