A6-9220C vs Pentium A1020

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium A1020
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.80
+17.6%
A6-9220C
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.68

Pentium A1020 outperforms A6-9220C by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1020 and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26152737
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency7.4310.53
Architecture codenameno dataStoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 January 2016 (8 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1020 and A6-9220C 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.41 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Multiplierno data18
L1 cacheno data160 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1020 and A6-9220C 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1170FT4
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1020 and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization,
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data

Security technologies

Pentium A1020 and A6-9220C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1020 and A6-9220C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1020 and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1020 and A6-9220C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium A1020 and A6-9220C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1020 and A6-9220C.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes48
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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 A1020 0.80
+17.6%
A6-9220C 0.68

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 A1020 1249
+18.6%
A6-9220C 1053

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 0.68
Recency 1 January 2016 6 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium A1020 has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

A6-9220C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium A1020 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9220C in performance tests.


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