AMD A6-7310 vs Intel Core i7-620M

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Combined performance score

i7-620M
1.29

A6-7310 outperforms Core i7-620M by 36% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-620M and A6-7310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21431894
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD A-Series
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years old)7 May 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$332no data
Current price$254 (0.8x MSRP)$452

Technical specs

Core i7-620M and A6-7310 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus support2500 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors384 million930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-620M and A6-7310 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 configuration1no data
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FP4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-620M and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVXno data+
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data+
vPro+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
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-620M and A6-7310 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 i7-620M and A6-7310 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data1
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-620M and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth17.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-620M and A6-7310 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-620M and A6-7310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-620M and A6-7310.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i7-620M 1.29
A6-7310 1.75
+35.7%

A6-7310 outperforms Core i7-620M by 36% in our combined 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%

i7-620M 1984
A6-7310 2689
+35.5%

A6-7310 outperforms Core i7-620M by 36% 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%

i7-620M 438
+91.3%
A6-7310 229

Core i7-620M outperforms A6-7310 by 91% 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%

i7-620M 815
+34.7%
A6-7310 605

Core i7-620M outperforms A6-7310 by 35% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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%

i7-620M 3473
+92.9%
A6-7310 1801

Core i7-620M outperforms A6-7310 by 93% 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%

i7-620M 7657
+50.9%
A6-7310 5075

Core i7-620M outperforms A6-7310 by 51% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-620M 2
+21.1%
A6-7310 2

Core i7-620M outperforms A6-7310 by 21% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.29 1.75
Recency 7 January 2010 7 May 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 12 Watt

The A6-7310 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-620M in performance tests.


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