A6-9210 vs Pentium B970

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B970
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
A6-9210
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.79
+16.2%

A6-9210 outperforms Pentium B970 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B970 and A6-9210 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27442634
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency1.844.98
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B970 and A6-9210 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size131 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C90 °C
Number of transistors504 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B970 and A6-9210 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCPGA988FP4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt10-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B970 and A6-9210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Virtualization,
AES-NI-+
FMA+FMA4
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B970 and A6-9210 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B970 and A6-9210 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 B970 and A6-9210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core countno data3
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B970 and A6-9210 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium B970 and A6-9210 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B970 and A6-9210.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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 B970 0.68
A6-9210 0.79
+16.2%

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 B970 1073
A6-9210 1248
+16.3%

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.

Pentium B970 358
+7.8%
A6-9210 332

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.

Pentium B970 579
+11.8%
A6-9210 518

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.79
Recency 1 January 2012 1 June 2016
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt

A6-9210 has a 16.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The A6-9210 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B970 in performance tests.


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