Pentium B950 vs A6-7480

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Aggregate performance score

A6-7480
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
1.19
+83.1%

A6-7480 outperforms Pentium B950 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-7480 and Pentium B950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22582653
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date26 October 2018 (5 years ago)19 June 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134
Current price$29 $90 (0.7x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

A6-7480 and Pentium B950 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.1 GHz
L1 cache160K64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size250 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors3,100 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A6-7480 and Pentium B950 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 configuration11
SocketFM2+PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7480 and Pentium B950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A6-7480 and Pentium B950 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 A6-7480 and Pentium B950 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7480 and Pentium B950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.3 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7480 and Pentium B950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7480 and Pentium B950.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

A6-7480 1.19
+83.1%
Pentium B950 0.65

A6-7480 outperforms Pentium B950 by 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A6-7480 1836
+83.2%
Pentium B950 1002

A6-7480 outperforms Pentium B950 by 83% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 0.65
Recency 26 October 2018 19 June 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

The A6-7480 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B950 in performance tests.

Note that A6-7480 is a desktop processor while Pentium B950 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-7480 and Pentium B950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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