C-30 vs A6-9225
Aggregate performance score
A6-9225 outperforms C-30 by a whopping 664% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-9225 and C-30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2570 | 3356 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD C-Series |
| Power efficiency | 5.30 | 1.16 |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-9225 and C-30 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9225 and C-30 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 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9225 and C-30. 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 | 40 nm, 1.24-1.35V |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9225 and C-30 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9225 and C-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 686 MHz) | AMD Radeon HD 6250 |
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.
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.84 | 0.11 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.17 | 0.24 |
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 4 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 9 Watt |
A6-9225 has a 663.6% higher aggregate performance score, 387.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
C-30, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.
The A6-9225 is our recommended choice as it beats the C-30 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9225 and C-30, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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