AMD A6-9225 vs Intel Core i7-3610QE

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9225 and Intel Core i7-3610QE 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

AMD A6-9225

Intel Core i7-3610QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9225

3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3610QE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1645 vs 1160
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5234 vs 1336
5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.974 vs 1.391

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1645 vs 1160
PassMark - CPU mark	5234 vs 1336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.974 vs 1.391

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9225
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3610QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1160

1645

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1336

5234

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.391

6.974

Name	AMD A6-9225	Intel Core i7-3610QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1160	1645
PassMark - CPU mark	1336	5234
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1522
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4199
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.391	6.974
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3169
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		14.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.16

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9225	Intel Core i7-3610QE
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	April 2012
OPN Tray	AM9225AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1661	1686
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Processor Number		i7-3610QE
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.30 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.23 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1067/1333/1600, DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	1 GHz
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 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		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mmx 37.5mm PGA
Sockets supported		FCPGA988
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 (16), 2.0 (1x4 lanes)
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16 2x8 1X8 2x4 1x4
Advanced Technologies
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)