i3-2390M vs A6-9225
Primary details
Comparing A6-9225 and Core i3-2390M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2585 | not rated |
| 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 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
A6-9225 and Core i3-2390M 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 | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 25 |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| 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 i3-2390M 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 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9225 and Core i3-2390M. 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 i3-2390M are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9225 and Core i3-2390M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 686 MHz) | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 1.17 | 0.66 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
A6-9225 has 77.3% faster integrated GPU, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
i3-2390M, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between A6-9225 and Core i3-2390M. We've got no test results to judge.
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