A8-4557M vs A6-9220

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Primary details

Comparing A6-9220 and A8-4557M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2612not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol RidgeAMD A-Series
Power efficiency5.05no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9220 and A8-4557M 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache160 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size124.5 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1200 Million1303 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220 and A8-4557M 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.

SocketBGABGA
Power consumption (TDP)10-15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220 and A8-4557M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,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 A6-9220 and A8-4557M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220 and A8-4557M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 7640G (497 - 655 MHz)

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.17 1.19
Recency 1 June 2016 15 May 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 35 Watt

A6-9220 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

A8-4557M, on the other hand, has 1.7% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A6-9220 and A8-4557M. We've got no test results to judge.


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