i3-2340UE vs A6-9225
Aggregate performance score
A6-9225 outperforms Core i3-2340UE by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-9225 and Core i3-2340UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2570 | 2780 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 5.30 | 3.40 |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) | 1 June 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $250 |
Detailed specifications
A6-9225 and Core i3-2340UE 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 13 |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 624 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9225 and Core i3-2340UE 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA | Intel BGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9225 and Core i3-2340UE. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9225 and Core i3-2340UE are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9225 and Core i3-2340UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.84 | 0.61 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.17 | 0.66 |
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 1 June 2011 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
A6-9225 has a 37.7% higher aggregate performance score, 77.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.
i3-2340UE, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
The A6-9225 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2340UE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9225 and Core i3-2340UE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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