AMD A6-9220 vs Intel Pentium Gold 6405U

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AMD A6-9220 or AMD A6-9220 – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The AMD A6-9220 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2017 and belongs to the 6 generation of the AMD A series.
To use the AMD A6-9220, you'll need a motherboard with a FP4 socket.
AMD A6-9220 Name Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
AMD A Family
6 Generation --
Mobile Segment --
AMD A6-9000 Group
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-9220 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD A6-9220 is 2.5 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 2.9 GHz.
normal Core architecture --
No Hyperthreading No
2.7 GHz Turbo Frequency (all cores) None
2.5 GHz Frequency None
2 CPU Cores --
2.9 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 core) None
No Overclocking No
2 Threads --
2x Cores None
 
 

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-9220 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the AMD A6-9220 uses the AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge), which has 192 texture shaders
and 3 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U does not have integrated graphics.
-- Max. displays --
Q2/2016 Release date --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 Execution units --
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU name
7 Generation --
192 Shaders --
2.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
0.66 GHz GPU frequency --
28 nm Technology --
12 Direct X --
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Decode h265 / HEVC (8 bit) --
Decode / Encode JPEG --
Decode h264 --
Decode VC-1 --
No AV1 --
Decode VP9 --
Decode h265 / HEVC (10 bit) --
Decode VP8 --
Decode / Encode AVC --
 
 

Memory & PCIe

DDR4-2133 Memory type
1 Memory channels --
-- Bandwidth --
No ECC No
pci PCIe pci
8.0 GB Max. Memory 0 bytes
Yes AES-NI No
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts.
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
10 W TDP down None
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) None
90 °C Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The AMD A6-9220 is manufactured using a 28 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Q2/2017 Release date --
0 bytes L2-Cache 0 bytes
2.0 MB L3-Cache 0 bytes
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions
AMD-V Virtualization
-- Release price --
FP4 Socket
-- Chip design --
Operating systems
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture --
-- Part Number --
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA)
28 nm Technology --