Pentium A1018 vs A6-7310
Aggregate performance score
A6-7310 outperforms Pentium A1018 by a whopping 124% 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 ranking | 2046 | 2641 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.41 | 2.05 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo-L (2015) | no data |
| Release date | 7 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 1 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 930 Million | no 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FCPGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-25 Watt | 35 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 extensions | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 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 A6-7310 and Pentium A1018. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1866 | DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-7310 and Pentium A1018 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7310 and Pentium A1018.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.70 | 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 123.7% 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.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-7310 and Pentium A1018, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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