A6-9220 vs Pentium 3825U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3825U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.88
+10%
A6-9220
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.80

Pentium 3825U outperforms A6-9220 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3825U and A6-9220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25622612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumBristol Ridge
Power efficiency5.565.05
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3825U and A6-9220 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)160 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size82 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3825U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1168BGA
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3825U and A6-9220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Virtualization,
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3825U and A6-9220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3825U and A6-9220 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3825U and A6-9220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3825U and A6-9220 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3825U and A6-9220 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3825U and A6-9220.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Pentium 3825U 0.88
+10%
A6-9220 0.80

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.

Pentium 3825U 1399
+9.5%
A6-9220 1278

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.

Pentium 3825U 2951
+21.3%
A6-9220 2432

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.

Pentium 3825U 6537
+65.9%
A6-9220 3941

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium 3825U 2594
+15.1%
A6-9220 2253

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium 3825U 25.41
+9.1%
A6-9220 27.71

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.

Pentium 3825U 2
+54.3%
A6-9220 1

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium 3825U 190
+70.4%
A6-9220 112

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium 3825U 77
+12.4%
A6-9220 69

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Pentium 3825U 0.9
+12.5%
A6-9220 0.8

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pentium 3825U 0.2
A6-9220 1
+367%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pentium 3825U 1782
+131%
A6-9220 770

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Pentium 3825U 12
+37.4%
A6-9220 9

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Pentium 3825U 63
+34.4%
A6-9220 47

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Pentium 3825U 3540
+21.2%
A6-9220 2921

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Pentium 3825U 1602
A6-9220 1798
+12.2%

Geekbench 2

Pentium 3825U 3998
+15.5%
A6-9220 3461

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.88 0.80
Integrated graphics card 0.77 1.17
Recency 1 March 2015 1 June 2016
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

Pentium 3825U has a 10% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A6-9220, on the other hand, has 51.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium 3825U and A6-9220.


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