A6-9220e vs Pentium 3556U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3556U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.67
+8.1%
A6-9220e
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.62

Pentium 3556U outperforms A6-9220e by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3556U and A6-9220e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27332779
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency4.239.78
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3556U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)160 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size118 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3556U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1168BGA
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3556U and A6-9220e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Virtualization,
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3556U and A6-9220e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3556U 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 Pentium 3556U and A6-9220e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3556U and A6-9220e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3556U and A6-9220e.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes10no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.

Pentium 3556U 0.67
+8.1%
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.

Pentium 3556U 1061
+8.6%
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.

Pentium 3556U 2515
+138%
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.

Pentium 3556U 4854
+179%
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.

Pentium 3556U 46.23
A6-9220e 35.2
+31.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Pentium 3556U 126
+45.9%
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.

Pentium 3556U 66
+111%
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.

Pentium 3556U 0.2
A6-9220e 0.3
+127%

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.  

Pentium 3556U 9
+243%
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.  

Pentium 3556U 49
+235%
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.

Pentium 3556U 1190
+129%
A6-9220e 519

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Pentium 3556U 2478
+28.5%
A6-9220e 1929

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Pentium 3556U 1467
+17.6%
A6-9220e 1247

Geekbench 2

Pentium 3556U 3129
A6-9220e 3192
+2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 0.62
Recency 1 September 2013 1 June 2017
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium 3556U has a 8.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

A6-9220e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 150% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium 3556U and A6-9220e.


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