AMD A6-6310 vs AMD Phenom II X4 P940

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6310 and AMD Phenom II X4 P940 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) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 41% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
  • 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 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 741 vs 679
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1673 vs 1319
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 April 2014 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 741 vs 679
PassMark - CPU mark 1673 vs 1319

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P940

  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
L1 cache 512 KB vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6310
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 P940

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
741
679
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1673
1319
Name AMD A6-6310 AMD Phenom II X4 P940
PassMark - Single thread mark 741 679
PassMark - CPU mark 1673 1319
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 727
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 X4 P940

Essentials

Architecture codename Beema Champlain
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 29 April 2014 4 October 2010
OPN PIB
OPN Tray AM6310ITJ44JBD
Place in performance rating 2705 2697
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops 4x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.8 GHz
Die size 107 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 1.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
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

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 (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