AMD A6-9210 vs AMD Turion II Ultra M640

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9210 and AMD Turion II Ultra M640 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), 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 A6-9210

AMD Turion II Ultra M640

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9210

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
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 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1076 vs 1067
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1230 vs 1034

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2016 vs 10 September 2009
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1076 vs 1067
PassMark - CPU mark	1230 vs 1034

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M640

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9210
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1076

1067

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1230

1034

Name	AMD A6-9210	AMD Turion II Ultra M640
PassMark - Single thread mark	1076	1067
PassMark - CPU mark	1230	1034
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	560
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	686
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1001
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2684
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	686
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1001
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2684

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9210	AMD Turion II Ultra M640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Caspian
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	10 September 2009
OPN Tray	AM9210AVY23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2257	2222
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Turion II Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	124.5 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1200 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)