A6-9220e vs Core 2 Duo P8700
Aggregated performance score
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and A6-9220e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2647 | 2643 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 June 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $209 | no data |
| Current price | $71 (0.3x MSRP) | $308 |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo P8700 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus support | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 1V - 1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 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.
| Socket | BGA479,PGA478 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and A6-9220e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization, |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo P8700 and A6-9220e 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 P8700 and A6-9220e are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 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) |
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.
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%
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms A6-9220e by 166% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms A6-9220e by 197% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
A6-9220e outperforms Core 2 Duo P8700 by 11% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 1 June 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 6 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo P8700 and A6-9220e.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P8700 and A6-9220e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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