i7-7820EQ vs A6-6310

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Aggregate performance score

A6-6310
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.05
Core i7-7820EQ
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.75
+352%

Core i7-7820EQ outperforms A6-6310 by a whopping 352% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-6310 and Core i7-7820EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24351266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i7
Power efficiency6.629.99
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$378

Detailed specifications

A6-6310 and Core i7-7820EQ 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Number of transistors930 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-6310 and Core i7-7820EQ 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 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6310 and Core i7-7820EQ. 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+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A6-6310 and Core i7-7820EQ 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 i7-7820EQ 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 i7-7820EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1865DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R4 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 630
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6310 and Core i7-7820EQ integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6310 and Core i7-7820EQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6310 and Core i7-7820EQ.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A6-6310 1.05
i7-7820EQ 4.75
+352%

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.

A6-6310 1674
i7-7820EQ 7542
+351%

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.

A6-6310 229
i7-7820EQ 746
+226%

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.

A6-6310 602
i7-7820EQ 1922
+219%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 4.75
Recency 29 April 2014 3 January 2017
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

A6-6310 has 200% lower power consumption.

i7-7820EQ, on the other hand, has a 352.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-7820EQ is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-6310 in performance tests.


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