A6-9225 vs i7-2610UE
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-2610UE outperforms A6-9225 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2536 | 2566 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 4.93 | 5.29 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $317 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i7-2610UE 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 15 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 624 Million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-2610UE 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | no data | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 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 | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) |
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 | 0.92 | 0.87 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.66 | 1.17 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 15 Watt |
i7-2610UE has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
A6-9225, on the other hand, has 77.3% faster integrated GPU, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-2610UE and A6-9225, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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