Intel Core i3-4010Y vs AMD A6-9220

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Combined performance score

A6-9220
0.83

Core i3-4010Y outperforms A6-9220 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24392402
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol RidgeIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 June 2016 (7 years old)4 June 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$297
Current price$411 $247 (0.8x MSRP)

Technical specs

A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz1.3 GHz
L1 cache160 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size124.5 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1200 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGAFCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)10-15 Watt11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSingle-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Smart Responseno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)Intel HD Graphics 4200
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2561x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

A6-9220 0.83
i3-4010Y 0.88
+6%

Core i3-4010Y outperforms A6-9220 by 6% in our combined 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%

A6-9220 1274
i3-4010Y 1358
+6.6%

Core i3-4010Y outperforms A6-9220 by 7% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.83 0.88
Integrated graphics card 1.17 0.94
Recency 1 June 2016 4 June 2013
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 11 Watt

We couldn't decide between A6-9220 and Core i3-4010Y. The differences in performance seem too small.


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