A6-9225 vs Core i7-2610UE

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2436	2462
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	no data	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$317	no data
Current price	$4700 (14.8x MSRP)	$451

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225 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	no data	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	624 Million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225 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)	17 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-2133 RAM (1 channel), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225. 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
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics 3000

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.

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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.

Core i7-2610UE outperforms A6-9225 by 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.91	0.86
Integrated graphics card	0.66	1.17
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

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