i3-4020Y vs A4-6210

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Aggregate performance score

A4-6210
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.94
+1.1%
Core i3-4020Y
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 11 Watt
0.93

A4-6210 outperforms Core i3-4020Y by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25082510
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i3
Power efficiency5.937.65
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$304

Detailed specifications

A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y 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)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y 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
SocketFT3bFCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1599DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R3 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4200
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2561x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

A4-6210 0.94
+1.1%
i3-4020Y 0.93

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.

A4-6210 1493
+1.4%
i3-4020Y 1473

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.

A4-6210 189
i3-4020Y 461
+144%

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.

A4-6210 532
i3-4020Y 872
+63.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A4-6210 1374
i3-4020Y 1621
+18%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A4-6210 4285
i3-4020Y 4750
+10.9%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A4-6210 34.05
+3.7%
i3-4020Y 35.31

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A4-6210 2
+10.1%
i3-4020Y 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A4-6210 135
i3-4020Y 152
+13%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A4-6210 38
i3-4020Y 60
+60%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A4-6210 0.46
i3-4020Y 0.65
+41.3%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A4-6210 1
+11.1%
i3-4020Y 0.9

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A4-6210 10
+4.1%
i3-4020Y 10

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A4-6210 47
i3-4020Y 52
+11.7%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A4-6210 992
i3-4020Y 1768
+78.2%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A4-6210 3160
+0.6%
i3-4020Y 3140

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A4-6210 1001
i3-4020Y 1526
+52.5%

Geekbench 2

A4-6210 3408
i3-4020Y 3658
+7.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 0.93
Recency 29 April 2014 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 11 Watt

A4-6210 has a 1.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-4020Y, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A4-6210 and Core i3-4020Y.


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