A6-9220e vs i3-2350M

Place in the ranking	2610	2777
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	2.13	9.74
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	1 October 2011 (13 years ago)	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2350M and A6-9220e 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	4	2
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	149 mm²	124.5 mm²
Maximum core temperature	85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)	90 °C
Number of transistors	624 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2350M and A6-9220e 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1023,PPGA988	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2350M and A6-9220e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Virtualization,
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-2350M and A6-9220e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2350M and A6-9220e are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2350M and A6-9220e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 3000	AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2350M and A6-9220e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2350M and A6-9220e.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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.

i3-2350M 0.79
+27.4%

A6-9220e 0.62

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.

i3-2350M 1256
+28.6%

A6-9220e 977

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.

i3-2350M 3027
+187%

A6-9220e 1056

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.

i3-2350M 6790
+290%

A6-9220e 1741

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.

i3-2350M 24.02
+46.5%

A6-9220e 35.2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i3-2350M 196
+128%

A6-9220e 86

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i3-2350M 79
+155%

A6-9220e 31

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i3-2350M 0.2

A6-9220e 0.3
+70%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.

i3-2350M 12
+357%

A6-9220e 3

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.

i3-2350M 65
+344%

A6-9220e 15

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i3-2350M 2134
+311%

A6-9220e 519

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	0.62
Integrated graphics card	0.66	1.17
Recency	1 October 2011	1 June 2017
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

i3-2350M has a 27.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

A6-9220e, on the other hand, has 77.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-2350M is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9220e in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2350M and A6-9220e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.