A10-4657M vs A6-9225

Place in the ranking	2570	2397
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	5.30	3.00
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9225 and A10-4657M 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	124.5 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	1303 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-9225 and A10-4657M 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.

Socket	BGA	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9225 and A10-4657M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9225 and A10-4657M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

AMD Radeon HD 7660G

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.

A6-9225 0.84

A10-4657M 1.11
+32.1%

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.

A6-9225 1332

A10-4657M 1759
+32.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.84	1.11
Integrated graphics card	1.17	1.23
Recency	1 June 2018	1 April 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

A6-9225 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

A10-4657M, on the other hand, has a 32.1% higher aggregate performance score, 5.1% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The A10-4657M is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9225 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9225 and A10-4657M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.