Core 2 Duo E6400 vs A10-9620P

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Aggregate performance score

A10-9620P
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.60
+227%
Core 2 Duo E6400
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.49

A10-9620P outperforms Core 2 Duo E6400 by a whopping 227% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo E6400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21062902
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesBristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency10.090.71
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date1 January 2017 (7 years ago)July 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo E6400 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm65 nm
Die size250 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C61 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million291 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo E6400 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo E6400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo E6400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo E6400 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo E6400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)no 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.

A10-9620P 1.60
+227%
Core 2 Duo E6400 0.49

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.

A10-9620P 2538
+225%
Core 2 Duo E6400 780

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.

A10-9620P 500
+115%
Core 2 Duo E6400 233

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.

A10-9620P 1112
+197%
Core 2 Duo E6400 374

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.60 0.49
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

A10-9620P has a 226.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The A10-9620P is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6400 in performance tests.

Be aware that A10-9620P is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E6400 is a desktop one.


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