A6-9210 vs Core i3-390M

Place in performance ranking	2476	2467
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	1 June 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	no data
Current price	$136 (3.5x MSRP)	$1030

Technical specs

Core i3-390M and A6-9210 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	4	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.67 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	2500 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	124.5 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA	90 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-390M and A6-9210 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	BGA1288,PGA988	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	10-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-390M and A6-9210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI	-	1
FMA	+	FMA4
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
PowerNow	no data	-
PowerGating	no data	-
Out-of-band client management	no data	-
VirusProtect	no data	-
RAID	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-390M and A6-9210 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 i3-390M and A6-9210 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-390M and A6-9210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	3
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-390M and A6-9210 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-390M and A6-9210 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-390M and A6-9210.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8

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.

i3-390M 0.80

A6-9210 0.81
+1.3%

A6-9210 outperforms Core i3-390M by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

i3-390M 1245

A6-9210 1260
+1.2%

A6-9210 outperforms Core i3-390M by 1% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i3-390M 347
+4.5%

A6-9210 332

Core i3-390M outperforms A6-9210 by 5% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i3-390M 686
+32.4%

A6-9210 518

Core i3-390M outperforms A6-9210 by 32% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.