Pentium G6960 vs A6-9225

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Aggregate performance score

A6-9225
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.87

Pentium G6960 outperforms A6-9225 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-9225 and Pentium G6960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25652525
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency5.291.17
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)9 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9225 and Pentium G6960 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz0.93 GHz
L1 cache160 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size124.5 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C73 °C
Number of transistors1200 Million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-9225 and Pentium G6960 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
SocketBGAFCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9225 and Pentium G6960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+

Security technologies

A6-9225 and Pentium G6960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9225 and Pentium G6960 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9225 and Pentium G6960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16.38 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)Intel HD

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9225 and Pentium G6960 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9225 and Pentium G6960.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 0.87
Pentium G6960 0.94
+8%

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 1331
Pentium G6960 1433
+7.7%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-9225 271
Pentium G6960 459
+69.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-9225 453
Pentium G6960 814
+79.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 0.94
Recency 1 June 2018 9 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 73 Watt

A6-9225 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 386.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium G6960, on the other hand, has a 8% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-9225 and Pentium G6960.

Be aware that A6-9225 is a notebook processor while Pentium G6960 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9225 and Pentium G6960, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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