A6-7310 vs i7-6700TE

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700TE and A6-7310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1448	2046
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.54	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	10.45	6.41
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date	19 October 2015 (9 years ago)	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$303	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700TE and A6-7310 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	122 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	930 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700TE and A6-7310 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	1151	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700TE and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
SIPP	+	-

Security technologies

Core i7-6700TE and A6-7310 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700TE and A6-7310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6700TE and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 530	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6700TE and A6-7310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6700TE and A6-7310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700TE and A6-7310.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.88	1.70
Recency	19 October 2015	7 May 2015
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	12 Watt

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