AMD A6-9220C vs Intel Pentium B970

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Combined performance score

Pentium B970
0.72
+4.3%

Pentium B970 outperforms A6-9220C by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium B970 and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25482577
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years old)7 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$125no data
Current price$174 (1.4x MSRP)$360

Technical specs

Pentium B970 and A6-9220C 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 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size131 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors504 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B970 and A6-9220C 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 configuration11
SocketFCPGA988FT4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B970 and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI-+
FMA++
AVXno data+
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+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium B970 and A6-9220C 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 A6-9220C are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
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 A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B970 and A6-9220C integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B970 and A6-9220C.

PCIe version2.0no data
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.

Pentium B970 0.72
+4.3%
A6-9220C 0.69

Pentium B970 outperforms A6-9220C by 4% 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%

Pentium B970 1105
+4.9%
A6-9220C 1053

Pentium B970 outperforms A6-9220C by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.72 0.69
Recency 1 January 2012 7 January 2019
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

We couldn't decide between Pentium B970 and A6-9220C. The differences in performance seem too small.


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