i3-7310U vs A6-7310

Primary details

Comparing A6-7310 and Core i3-7310U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2046	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	6.40	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo-L (2015)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)	4 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7310 and Core i3-7310U 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	27
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	930 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-7310 and Core i3-7310U 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	12-25 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7310 and Core i3-7310U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7310 and Core i3-7310U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7310 and Core i3-7310U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1866	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 620
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7310 and Core i3-7310U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7310 and Core i3-7310U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7310 and Core i3-7310U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 May 2015	4 July 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	15 Watt

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