Athlon II X3 455 vs A10 Micro-6700T
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X3 455 outperforms A10 Micro-6700T by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10 Micro-6700T and Athlon II X3 455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2529 | 2345 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.52 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.84 | 1.18 |
| Architecture codename | Mullins (2014) | Rana (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 7 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $88 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A10 Micro-6700T and Athlon II X3 455 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 169 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10 Micro-6700T and Athlon II X3 455 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FT3b | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4.5 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Athlon II X3 455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Athlon II X3 455 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Athlon II X3 455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10 Micro-6700T and Athlon II X3 455 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Athlon II X3 455 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Athlon II X3 455.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.93 | 1.23 |
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 7 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 95 Watt |
A10 Micro-6700T has an age advantage of 3 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 2275% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X3 455, on the other hand, has a 32.3% higher aggregate performance score.
The Athlon II X3 455 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10 Micro-6700T in performance tests.
Be aware that A10 Micro-6700T is a notebook processor while Athlon II X3 455 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10 Micro-6700T and Athlon II X3 455, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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