Pentium A1020 vs A6-9220

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Aggregate performance score

A6-9220
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.81
+2.5%
Pentium A1020
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79

A6-9220 outperforms Pentium A1020 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-9220 and Pentium A1020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25932617
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency5.117.48
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)no data
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 January 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9220 and Pentium A1020 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache160 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220 and Pentium A1020 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
SocketBGAFCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)10-15 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220 and Pentium A1020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+

Security technologies

A6-9220 and Pentium A1020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220 and Pentium A1020 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220 and Pentium A1020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9220 and Pentium A1020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9220 and Pentium A1020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220 and Pentium A1020.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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
+2.5%
Pentium A1020 0.79

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
+2.7%
Pentium A1020 1249

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.79
Integrated graphics card 1.17 0.77
Recency 1 June 2016 1 January 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm

A6-9220 has a 2.5% higher aggregate performance score, 51.9% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 5 months.

Pentium A1020, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-9220 and Pentium A1020.


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