AMD A6-9220 vs Intel Core i7-2715QE

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9220 and Intel Core i7-2715QE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

AMD A6-9220

Intel Core i7-2715QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9220

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	1 June 2016 vs January 2011
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2715QE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 C vs 90°C
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1287 vs 1138
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3221 vs 1283

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 C vs 90°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 160 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1287 vs 1138
PassMark - CPU mark	3221 vs 1283

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9220
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2715QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1138

1287

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1283

3221

Name	AMD A6-9220	Intel Core i7-2715QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1138	1287
PassMark - CPU mark	1283	3221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	29.364
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4038

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9220	Intel Core i7-2715QE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	January 2011
OPN Tray	AM9220AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1875	1900
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-2715QE
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.10 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	124.5 mm	216 mm
L1 cache	160 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	1200 Million	1160 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		16.6 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	655 MHz	1.2 GHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
CRT
eDP
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4 BGA	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring