Core 2 Quad Q8400s vs A4-7210

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Primary details

Comparing A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2431not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.94no data
Architecture codenameCarrizo-L (2015)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date7 May 2015 (9 years ago)19 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz0.67 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB4 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data2x 82 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistors930 Million456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s 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
SocketFT3bFCLGA775,LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VTno data
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-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R3 GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 May 2015 19 April 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 65 Watt

A4-7210 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 441.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A4-7210 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A4-7210 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q8400s is a desktop one.


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