A10-9620P vs i5-2560M
Aggregate performance score
A10-9620P outperforms Core i5-2560M by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2354 | 2310 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 1.65 | 4.04 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | no data | 1 January 2017 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-2560M and A10-9620P 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 27 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 624 Million | 3100 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2560M and A10-9620P 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | no data | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2560M and A10-9620P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-2560M and A10-9620P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2560M and A10-9620P are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2560M and A10-9620P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.37 | 1.44 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.59 | 2.18 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
A10-9620P has a 5.1% higher aggregate performance score, 269.5% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core i5-2560M and AMD A10-9620P.
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