A6-5200 vs A4-7210

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Aggregated performance score

A4-7210
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
1.09
+0.9%

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A4-7210 and A6-5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22772281
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD A-Series
Architecture codenameCarrizo-L (2015)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date7 May 2015 (8 years old)23 May 2013 (10 years old)
Current price$177 $421

Technical specs

A4-7210 and A6-5200 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors930 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A4-7210 and A6-5200 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
SocketFT3bFT3
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7210 and A6-5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1600
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVX++
PowerTune--
TrueAudio--
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management--
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7210 and A6-5200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V1+
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7210 and A6-5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR3-1600
Max memory channels11

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R3 GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 8400
Number of pipelinesno data128
Enduro++
Switchable graphics11
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7210 and A6-5200 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7210 and A6-5200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 11
Vulkan11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7210 and A6-5200.

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.

A4-7210 1.09
+0.9%
A6-5200 1.08

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A4-7210 1668
+0.5%
A6-5200 1660

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A4-7210 214
+1.9%
A6-5200 210

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 2% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A4-7210 588
A6-5200 598
+1.7%

A6-5200 outperforms A4-7210 by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A4-7210 1732
+8.4%
A6-5200 1598

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 8% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A4-7210 5593
A6-5200 5600
+0.1%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A4-7210 2681
+0.8%
A6-5200 2660

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 1% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A4-7210 26.94
A6-5200 26.1
+3.2%

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 3% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A4-7210 2
+2.6%
A6-5200 2

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 3% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A4-7210 157
+0.6%
A6-5200 156

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 1% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A4-7210 46
+8.5%
A6-5200 42

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 8% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A4-7210 0.56
+7.7%
A6-5200 0.52

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 8% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-7210 1.2
+14.3%
A6-5200 1.1

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 14% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-7210 1236
+7.3%
A6-5200 1152

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 7% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-7210 51
A6-5200 52
+0.8%

A6-5200 outperforms A4-7210 by 1% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-7210 11
A6-5200 11
+4.6%

A6-5200 outperforms A4-7210 by 5% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A4-7210 1207
+9.1%
A6-5200 1107

A4-7210 outperforms A6-5200 by 9% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A4-7210 3524
A6-5200 3607
+2.3%

A6-5200 outperforms A4-7210 by 2% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.09 1.08
Integrated graphics card 0.67
Recency 7 May 2015 23 May 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 25 Watt

We couldn't decide between A4-7210 and A6-5200. The differences in performance seem too small.


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