FX-8100 vs A6-9220

Place in the ranking	2593	1736
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	2.54
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	12 October 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9220 and FX-8100 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	124.5 mm²	315 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220 and FX-8100 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	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	10-15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220 and FX-8100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220 and FX-8100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220 and FX-8100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220 and FX-8100.

PCIe version

no data

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.

A6-9220 0.81

FX-8100 2.55
+215%

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.

A6-9220 1283

FX-8100 4055
+216%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.81	2.55
Recency	1 June 2016	12 October 2011
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt