i7-680UM vs A6 Pro-7050B

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Aggregate performance score

A6 Pro-7050B
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.64
Core i7-680UM
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 18 Watt
0.75
+17.2%

Core i7-680UM outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6 Pro-7050B and Core i7-680UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27792664
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Core i7
Power efficiency3.563.94
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$317

Detailed specifications

A6 Pro-7050B and Core i7-680UM 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 speed2.2 GHz1.46 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.53 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data11
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size245 mm281+144 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors2410 Million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6 Pro-7050B and Core i7-680UM 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP3BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core i7-680UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX+-
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A6 Pro-7050B and Core i7-680UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core i7-680UM are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core i7-680UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3-800
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R4 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
iGPU core count3no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์192no data
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6 Pro-7050B and Core i7-680UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core i7-680UM integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core i7-680UM.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 Pro-7050B 0.64
i7-680UM 0.75
+17.2%

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.

A6 Pro-7050B 1010
i7-680UM 1196
+18.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 0.75
Recency 4 June 2014 26 September 2010
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 18 Watt

A6 Pro-7050B has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 5.9% lower power consumption.

i7-680UM, on the other hand, has a 17.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

The Core i7-680UM is our recommended choice as it beats the A6 Pro-7050B in performance tests.


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