Atom D2560 vs A8-6410
Aggregate performance score
A8-6410 outperforms Atom D2560 by a whopping 315% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-6410 and Atom D2560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2410 | 3139 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 7.07 | 2.56 |
| Architecture codename | Beema (2014) | Cedarview (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 1 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 24 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-6410 and Atom D2560 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 930 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.91V -1.21V |
Compatibility
Information on A8-6410 and Atom D2560 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 | FT3b | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6410 and Atom D2560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| vPro | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6410 and Atom D2560 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6410 and Atom D2560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1866 | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz) |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-6410 and Atom D2560 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-6410 and Atom D2560 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6410 and Atom D2560.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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 | 1.12 | 0.27 |
| Recency | 1 June 2014 | 24 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 10 Watt |
A8-6410 has a 314.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
Atom D2560, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.
The A8-6410 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2560 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-6410 and Atom D2560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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