A10-4600M vs A6-7480

Place in the ranking	2336	2286
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	26 October 2018 (5 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7480 and A10-4600M 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	160K	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	4 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	250 mm²	246 mm²
Number of transistors	3,100 million	1303 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-7480 and A10-4600M 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	1	1
Socket	FM2+	FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7480 and A10-4600M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7480 and A10-4600M are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7480 and A10-4600M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-2133

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon R5

AMD Radeon HD 7660G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7480 and A10-4600M.

PCIe version

3.0

no 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.

A6-7480 1.19

A10-4600M 1.26
+5.9%

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.

A6-7480 1836

A10-4600M 1938
+5.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.19	1.26
Recency	26 October 2018	15 May 2012
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

A6-7480 has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

A10-4600M, on the other hand, has a 5.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-7480 and A10-4600M.

Note that A6-7480 is a desktop processor while A10-4600M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A6-7480 and A10-4600M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.