Ultra 5 238V vs A6-9220C

Place in the ranking	2752	508
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Power efficiency	10.36	79.13
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9220C and Core Ultra 5 238V 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	160 KB	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Die size	124.5 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220C and Core Ultra 5 238V 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
Socket	FT4	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220C and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A6-9220C and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220C and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 A6-9220C and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory bandwidth	14.936 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 720 MHz)

Arc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220C and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.66	14.29
Recency	7 January 2019	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt

A6-9220C has 183.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has a 2065.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 5 238V is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9220C in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9220C and Core Ultra 5 238V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.