A6-9120C SoC vs i7-640LM

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-640LM and A6-9120C SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2483not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency3.65no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-640LM and A6-9120C SoC 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 speed2.13 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size81+177 mm2124 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-640LM and A6-9120C SoC 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)1
SocketBGA1288FT4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640LM and A6-9120C SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no 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 i7-640LM and A6-9120C SoC 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 i7-640LM and A6-9120C SoC 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 i7-640LM and A6-9120C SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3
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 cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsRadeon R4
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency566 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640LM and A6-9120C SoC integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640LM and A6-9120C SoC.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2010 7 January 2019
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 6 Watt

i7-640LM has 100% more threads.

A6-9120C SoC, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-640LM and A6-9120C SoC. We've got no test results to judge.


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