AMD A4-6210 vs AMD Phenom II X4 P960

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-6210 and AMD Phenom II X4 P960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A4-6210

AMD Phenom II X4 P960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-6210

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1502 vs 1404
Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7.372 vs 4.568

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 April 2014 vs 19 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1502 vs 1404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.372 vs 4.568

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960

Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 738 vs 606
5.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1087 vs 197
5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3140 vs 623
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.115 vs 0.105

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	738 vs 606
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1087 vs 197
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3140 vs 623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.115 vs 0.105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-6210
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 P960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

606

738

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1502

1404

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

197

1087

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

623

3140

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.372

4.568

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.105

0.115

Name	AMD A4-6210	AMD Phenom II X4 P960
PassMark - Single thread mark	606	738
PassMark - CPU mark	1502	1404
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	197	1087
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	623	3140
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.372	4.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.105	0.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	15.741
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	556
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	935
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	556
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	935
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2290

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-6210	AMD Phenom II X4 P960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Beema	Champlain
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	29 April 2014	19 October 2010
OPN Tray	AM6210ITJ44JB
Place in performance rating	2654	2633
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	4x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.8 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		512 KB
Maximum frequency		1.8 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1599 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3L
Graphics
Enduro
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3b	S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0