Phenom II X4 N930 vs A6-6310

Aggregate performance score

A6-6310
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.05
+7.1%
Phenom II X4 N930
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.98

A6-6310 outperforms Phenom II X4 N930 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 N930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24362488
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency6.622.65
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 N930 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 speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Number of transistors930 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 N930 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.

SocketFT3bS1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 N930. 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, AVXMMX, 3dNow!, SSE (2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 N930 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 N930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1865DDR3
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 Graphicsno data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 N930 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 N930 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 N930.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

A6-6310 1.05
+7.1%
Phenom II X4 N930 0.98

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 1675
+7.5%
Phenom II X4 N930 1558

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 228
+1.8%
Phenom II X4 N930 224

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 597
Phenom II X4 N930 722
+20.9%

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.

A6-6310 1829
+5.2%
Phenom II X4 N930 1738

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.

A6-6310 5612
Phenom II X4 N930 6319
+12.6%

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.

A6-6310 2730
Phenom II X4 N930 2831
+3.7%

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.

A6-6310 26.64
Phenom II X4 N930 19.1
+39.5%

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.

A6-6310 2
Phenom II X4 N930 2
+17.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 0.98
Recency 29 April 2014 12 May 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

A6-6310 has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 N930.


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