A6-9210 vs Pentium E6700
Aggregate performance score
A6-9210 outperforms Pentium E6700 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium E6700 and A6-9210 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2626 | 2597 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.16 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 30 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium E6700 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E6700 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | LGA775 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10-15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6700 and A6-9210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium E6700 and A6-9210 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 Pentium E6700 and A6-9210 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6700 and A6-9210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4-2133 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 3 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium E6700 and A6-9210 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium E6700 and A6-9210 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6700 and A6-9210.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.77 | 0.80 |
| Recency | 30 May 2010 | 1 June 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10 Watt |
A6-9210 has a 3.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium E6700 and A6-9210.
Note that Pentium E6700 is a desktop processor while A6-9210 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E6700 and A6-9210, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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