Pentium U5600 vs A6-7480
Aggregate performance score
A6-7480 outperforms Pentium U5600 by a whopping 197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-7480 and Pentium U5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2384 | 3017 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 2.44 | 2.05 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 26 October 2018 (6 years ago) | 9 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-7480 and Pentium U5600 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10 |
| L1 cache | 160K | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 384 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-7480 and Pentium U5600 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FM2+ | Intel BGA1288 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7480 and Pentium U5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
A6-7480 and Pentium U5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7480 and Pentium U5600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7480 and Pentium U5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 12.799 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R5 | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-7480 and Pentium U5600 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7480 and Pentium U5600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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 | 1.16 | 0.39 |
| Recency | 26 October 2018 | 9 January 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 18 Watt |
A6-7480 has a 197.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium U5600, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.
The A6-7480 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium U5600 in performance tests.
Note that A6-7480 is a desktop processor while Pentium U5600 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-7480 and Pentium U5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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