AMD A6-6310 vs AMD Phenom II X2 N660

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6310 and AMD Phenom II X2 N660 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 A6-6310

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 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
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1674 vs 1083
  • Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 727 vs 444
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 April 2014 vs 1 January 2011
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1674 vs 1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 727 vs 444

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 N660

  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1093 vs 742
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 264 vs 245
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90°C
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1093 vs 742
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 264 vs 245

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6310
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 N660

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
742
1093
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1674
1083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
245
264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
727
444
Name AMD A6-6310 AMD Phenom II X2 N660
PassMark - Single thread mark 742 1093
PassMark - CPU mark 1674 1083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 245 264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 727 444
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.76
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 625
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1018
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2308
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 625
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1018
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2308

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-6310 AMD Phenom II X2 N660

Essentials

Architecture codename Beema Champlain
Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Phenom
Launch date 29 April 2014 1 January 2011
OPN PIB
OPN Tray AM6310ITJ44JBD HMN660DCR23GM
Place in performance rating 2705 2711
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.8 GHz 3 GHz
Die size 107 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 930 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3L-1865 DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R4 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
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