Athlon X4 970 vs A6-9220
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X4 970 outperforms A6-9220 by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-9220 and Athlon X4 970 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2566 | 2035 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-9220 and Athlon X4 970 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 | 2.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9220 and Athlon X4 970 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 | BGA | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10-15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220 and Athlon X4 970. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220 and Athlon X4 970 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220 and Athlon X4 970. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) | 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.
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 | 0.84 | 1.73 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 27 July 2017 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 65 Watt |
A6-9220 has 550% lower power consumption.
Athlon X4 970, on the other hand, has a 106% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Athlon X4 970 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9220 in performance tests.
Be aware that A6-9220 is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 970 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9220 and Athlon X4 970, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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