AMD A4-6210 vs AMD Turion II M520

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-6210 and AMD Turion II M520 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-6210

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1493 vs 844
  • Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.133 vs 1.279
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7.372 vs 5.288
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.105 vs 0.091
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 April 2014 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1493 vs 844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.133 vs 1.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7.372 vs 5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.105 vs 0.091

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M520

  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 923 vs 607
  • 6.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1331 vs 197
  • 3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2216 vs 623
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 923 vs 607
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1331 vs 197
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2216 vs 623

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-6210
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M520

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
607
923
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1493
844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
197
1331
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
623
2216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.133
1.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.372
5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.105
0.091
Name AMD A4-6210 AMD Turion II M520
PassMark - Single thread mark 607 923
PassMark - CPU mark 1493 844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 197 1331
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 623 2216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.133 1.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7.372 5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.105 0.091
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 Turion II M520

Essentials

Architecture codename Beema Caspian
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 29 April 2014 10 September 2009
OPN Tray AM6210ITJ44JB
Place in performance rating 2645 2650
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops AMD Turion II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.8 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB
Maximum frequency 2.3 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 Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 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