A6-9220 vs i5-2560M
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-2560M outperforms A6-9220 by an impressive 83% 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 | 2470 | 2924 |
| 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 | 2.11 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | no data | 1 June 2016 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core i5-2560M and A6-9220: 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 | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 27 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 624 Million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2560M 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | no data | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2560M and A6-9220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-2560M and A6-9220 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 A6-9220 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2560M and A6-9220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | 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 R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 0.75 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.61 | 1.06 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
i5-2560M has a 83% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
A6-9220, on the other hand, has 74% faster integrated GPU, a 14% more advanced lithography process, and 133% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i5-2560M is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A6-9220 in performance tests.
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