A6-9225 vs i5-480M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-480M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.83
A6-9225
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.84
+1.2%

A6-9225 outperforms Core i5-480M by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-480M and A6-9225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25952585
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency2.245.30
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$81no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-480M and A6-9225 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache64K (per core)160 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size81+114 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-480M and A6-9225 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGA1288,PGA988BGA
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-480M and A6-9225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND
AES-NI-+
FMA++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-480M and A6-9225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-480M and A6-9225 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-480M and A6-9225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 686 MHz)
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-480M and A6-9225 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-480M and A6-9225.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i5-480M 0.83
A6-9225 0.84
+1.2%

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.

i5-480M 1325
A6-9225 1335
+0.8%

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.

i5-480M 363
+33.9%
A6-9225 271

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.

i5-480M 686
+51.4%
A6-9225 453

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.

i5-480M 3191
+26%
A6-9225 2532

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.

i5-480M 7080
+68.9%
A6-9225 4193

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.

i5-480M 2954
+38.6%
A6-9225 2132

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.

i5-480M 17.95
+46.4%
A6-9225 26.28

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-480M 2
+86.3%
A6-9225 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 0.84
Integrated graphics card 0.77 1.17
Recency 9 January 2011 1 June 2018
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i5-480M has 100% more threads.

A6-9225, on the other hand, has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score, 51.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-480M and A6-9225.


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