i7-8560U vs A6-7310

Primary details

Comparing A6-7310 and Core i7-8560U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2061	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	6.40	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo-L (2015)	Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)	1 October 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7310 and Core i7-8560U 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.6 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	930 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-7310 and Core i7-8560U 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
Socket	FP4	Intel BGA 1528
Power consumption (TDP)	12-25 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7310 and Core i7-8560U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7310 and Core i7-8560U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7310 and Core i7-8560U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1866	DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7310 and Core i7-8560U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7310 and Core i7-8560U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7310 and Core i7-8560U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 May 2015	1 October 2018
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	15 Watt

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