AMD A6-9210 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9210 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9210

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1088 vs 768
  • Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1248 vs 652
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 1 October 2008
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1088 vs 768
PassMark - CPU mark 1248 vs 652

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1139 vs 356
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1795 vs 560
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1139 vs 356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1795 vs 560

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9210
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1088
768
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1248
652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
356
1139
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
560
1795
Name AMD A6-9210 Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
PassMark - Single thread mark 1088 768
PassMark - CPU mark 1248 652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 356 1139
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 560 1795
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 Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Merom
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 1 June 2016 1 October 2008
OPN Tray AM9210AVY23AC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 2258 2296
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops Intel Core 2 Duo
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 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.2 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) 800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB

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 P
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)