i7-620UM vs A6-7000

Primary details

Comparing A6-7000 and Core i7-620UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2762	2715
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Kaveri	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	3.56	3.63
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 June 2014 (10 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$278

Detailed specifications

A6-7000 and Core i7-620UM 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	no data	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	8
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-7000 and Core i7-620UM 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FT3	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7000 and Core i7-620UM. 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, FMA	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

A6-7000 and Core i7-620UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7000 and Core i7-620UM are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7000 and Core i7-620UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-800
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
iGPU core count	3	no data
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7000 and Core i7-620UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7000 and Core i7-620UM integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7000 and Core i7-620UM.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.64	0.69
Recency	1 June 2014	7 January 2010
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	18 Watt

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