Core 2 Duo E4400 vs A6-9220

Primary details

Comparing A6-9220 and Core 2 Duo E4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2586	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Bristol Ridge	no data
Power efficiency	5.11	no data
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	July 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9220 and Core 2 Duo E4400 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	160 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	111 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	L2=61 °C, M0=73 °C
Number of transistors	1200 Million	167 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220 and Core 2 Duo E4400 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	BGA	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	10-15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220 and Core 2 Duo E4400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

A6-9220 and Core 2 Duo E4400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220 and Core 2 Duo E4400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220 and Core 2 Duo E4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

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