Pentium A1018 vs A6-7310

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Aggregate performance score

A6-7310
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.69
+122%
Pentium A1018
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.76

A6-7310 outperforms Pentium A1018 by a whopping 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20602657
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency6.392.05
Architecture codenameCarrizo-L (2015)no data
Release date7 May 2015 (9 years ago)1 July 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L2 cache2048 KBno data
L3 cacheno data1 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors930 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 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
SocketFP4FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7310 and Pentium A1018. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7310 and Pentium A1018. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1866DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R4 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7310 and Pentium A1018.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.

A6-7310 1.69
+122%
Pentium A1018 0.76

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.

A6-7310 2689
+122%
Pentium A1018 1210

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 0.76
Recency 7 May 2015 1 July 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 35 Watt

A6-7310 has a 122.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium A1018, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

The A6-7310 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium A1018 in performance tests.


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