A6-9220 vs Core 2 Duo E6300

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6300 and A6-9220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2588
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataBristol Ridge
Power efficiencyno data5.11
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6300 and A6-9220 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.86 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.87 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB160 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm28 nm
Die size143 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °C90 °C
Number of transistors291 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6300 and A6-9220 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775,PLGA775BGA
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and A6-9220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization,
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6300 and A6-9220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and A6-9220 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and A6-9220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

Core 2 Duo E6300 634
A6-9220 1283
+102%

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

A6-9220 has a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6300 and A6-9220. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6300 is a desktop processor while A6-9220 is a notebook one.


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