A6-6310 vs Core 2 Duo E6850

Place in the ranking	2695	2421
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	1.03	6.62
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Beema (2014)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-6310 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L2 cache	no data	2048 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	930 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-6310 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	no data	FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-6310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-6310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-6310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-1865
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-6310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-6310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-6310.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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.

Core 2 Duo E6850 0.71

A6-6310 1.05
+47.9%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6850 1130

A6-6310 1674
+48.1%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6850 332
+45%

A6-6310 229

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.

Core 2 Duo E6850 559

A6-6310 602
+7.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo E6850 3057
+67.1%

A6-6310 1829

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo E6850 5830
+3.9%

A6-6310 5612

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.

Core 2 Duo E6850 2661

A6-6310 2730
+2.6%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo E6850 51

A6-6310 26.64
+91.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.71	1.05
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

A6-6310 has a 47.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The A6-6310 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6850 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6850 is a desktop processor while A6-6310 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6850 and A6-6310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.