A6-9220e vs Athlon 64 2800+

Place in the ranking	3255	2799
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	0.20	9.62
Architecture codename	NewCastle (2004)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	April 2004 (20 years ago)	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 2800+ and A6-9220e 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	no data	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Die size	193 mm²	124.5 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	69 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 2800+ and A6-9220e 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	no data
Socket	754	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 2800+ and A6-9220e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions

no data

Virtualization,

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 2800+ and A6-9220e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 2800+ and A6-9220e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz)

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.

Athlon 64 2800+ 0.19

A6-9220e 0.61
+221%

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.

Athlon 64 2800+ 295

A6-9220e 970
+229%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.19	0.61
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	6 Watt

A6-9220e has a 221.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1383.3% lower power consumption.

The A6-9220e is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 2800+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 2800+ is a desktop processor while A6-9220e is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 2800+ and A6-9220e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.