i5-2580M vs A6-6310

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Primary details

Comparing A6-6310 and Core i5-2580M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2435not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i5
Power efficiency6.63no data
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

A6-6310 and Core i5-2580M 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data28
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm2149 mm2
Number of transistors930 Million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-6310 and Core i5-2580M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFT3bno data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6310 and Core i5-2580M. 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+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

A6-6310 and Core i5-2580M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6310 and Core i5-2580M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6310 and Core i5-2580M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1865DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R4 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 3000
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6310 and Core i5-2580M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6310 and Core i5-2580M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6310 and Core i5-2580M.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

A6-6310 has 100% more physical cores, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

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