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Intel Core i3-4005U vs AMD A6-9220 vs AMD A9-9410

Intel Core i3-4005U

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The Intel Core i3-4005U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks which has been presented in Q3/2013. It is based on the Haswell architecture and manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyperthreading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel, leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 1.7 GHz (no Turbo Boost support). Compared to the Core i3-4010U, the 4005U offers a slightly lower GPU clock, less I/O-ports and lacks support for VT-d.

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving the performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

The performance of the Core i3-4005U is slightly above the old and slightly higher clocked Core i3-3217U. However, when using new instructions such as AVX2 the performance can be significantly better. Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as most applications.

The integrated HD Graphics 4400 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 950 MHz (with Turbo Boost), making it somewhat faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 (at similar clocks). However, the HD 4400 is significantly slower than the HD 5000 of other ULV models.

The Core i3-4005U is rated at a TDP of 15 W including graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset.  Therefore, the CPU is suited for small ultrabooks 11-inches or greater.

AMD A6-9220

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The AMD A6-9220 is an entry-level chip from the Stoney-Ridge APU series for notebooks (7th APU generation), which was announced mid 2016. The 9210 is a mid-range Stoney Ridge processor (dual-core version of Bristol Ridge) and integrates two CPU cores (one Excavator module with 2 integer and on FP unit) clocked between 2.5 - 2.9 GHz. It also includes a Radeon R4 GPU, probably with 192 shaders at 655 MHz, as well as a single-channel DDR4-2133 memory controller, H.265 video engine and chipset with all I/O ports.

Architecture

Stoney Ridge is the successor of the Carrizo architecture and the design is almost identical. Thanks to optimized manufacturing processes and more aggressive Boost behavior, however, the clocks are a bit higher at the same power consumption. The memory controller now also supports DDR4-RAM, in this case up to 2133 MHz. Stoney Ridge is the designation for the smaller dual-core and single-core chip, while Bristol Ridge is the bigger quad-core chip with dual-channel memory controller. More technical details are available in the following articles:

Performance

Because of the significantly lower clock range, the A6-9220 should be noticeably slower than the A9-9410. In the Cinebench R15 Multi benchmark e.g. it was around 15% slower in our benchmarks (see below). The single core benchmarks were quite similar overall.

Graphics Card

The integrated Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU is probably similar to the R5 with 192 active shader units (3 compute cores), but a reduced clock of just 655 instead of 800 MHz. More details about the GPU are available in the linked articles above. 

Power Consumption

AMD specifies the TDP of the A6-9220 with 15 Watts, but it can be configured between 10-15 Watts. This means the APU is a good choice for thin and light notebooks.

AMD A9-9410

► remove from comparison AMD A9-9410

The AMD A9-9410 is an entry-level chip from the Stoney-Ridge APU series for notebooks (7th APU generation), which was announced mid 2016. At its launch, the A9-9410 is the fastest Stoney Ridge processor (dual-core version of Bristol Ridge) and integrates two CPU cores (one Excavator module with 2 integer and on FP unit) clocked between 2.9-3.5 GHz. It also includes a Radeon R5 GPU with 192 shaders at 800 MHz as well as a single-channel DDR4-2133 memory controller, H.265 video engine and chipset with all I/O ports.

Architecture

Stoney Ridge is the successor of the Carrizo architecture and the design is almost identical. Thanks to optimized manufacturing processes and more aggressive Boost behavior, however, the clocks are a bit higher at the same power consumption. The memory controller now also supports DDR4-RAM, in this case up to 2133 MHz. Stoney Ridge is the designation for the smaller dual-core and single-core chip, while Bristol Ridge is the bigger quad-core chip with dual-channel memory controller. More technical details are available in the following articles:

Performance

Thanks to the high maximum clock of up to 3.5 GHz, the single-core performance should be pretty good. The multi-core performance on the other hand is much lower compared to the Bristol Ridge models. Compared to older Carrizo-L/Beema quad-cores, the APU should still perform pretty well. The level of performance should be similar to a Core-m3 and therefore also be sufficient for more demanding applications.

The TDP can be configured between 10-25 Watts, so there can be big performance differences under sustained workloads.

Graphics Card

The integrated Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) GPU has 192 active shader units (3 compute cores) clocked at up to 800 MHz. More details about the GPU are available in the linked articles above. 

Power Consumption

AMD specifies the TDP of the A9-9410 with 15 Watts, but it can be configured between 10-25 Watts. This means the CPU is a good choice for thin and light notebooks, but also 15-inch devices with better cooling capabilities.

ModelIntel Core i3-4005UAMD A6-9220AMD A9-9410
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD Bristol RidgeAMD Bristol Ridge
CodenameHaswellStoney RidgeStoney Ridge
Series: Bristol Ridge Stoney Ridge
Intel Core i3-4110M2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100M2.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4000M2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100E2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4158U2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4120U2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4030U1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4025U1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100U1.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4010U1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4005U « 1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4102E1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4030Y1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4020Y1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4012Y1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4010Y1.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
AMD A9-94253.1 - 3.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9420e - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94203 - 3.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94102.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92252.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220 « 2.5 - 2.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220C1.8 - 2.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92102.4 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-91202.2 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-9120C1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90102 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90001.8 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220e1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94253.1 - 3.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9420e - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94203 - 3.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9410 « 2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92252.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92202.5 - 2.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220C1.8 - 2.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92102.4 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-91202.2 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-9120C1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90102 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90001.8 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220e1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock1700 MHz2500 - 2900 MHz2900 - 3500 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB160 KB
L2 Cache512 KB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 22 / 2
TDP15 Watt10-15 Watt10-25 Watt
Technology22 nm28 nm28 nm
max. Temp.100 °C90 °C90 °C
FeaturesHD Graphics 4400 (200 - 950 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NISingle-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 950 MHz)AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 800 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comproducts.amd.comproducts.amd.com
Transistors1200 Million1200 Million
Die Size124.5 mm2124.5 mm2
SocketBGABGA

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 171     avg: 171.7     median: 172 (1%)     max: 172 Points
min: 109     avg: 111.5     median: 111.5 (1%)     max: 114 Points
130 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 39     avg: 58.7     median: 68 (20%)     max: 69 Points
min: 68     avg: 68.5     median: 68.5 (21%)     max: 69 Points
63 Points (19%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1.84     avg: 1.9     median: 1.9 (2%)     max: 1.87 Points
1.4 Points (2%)
1.6 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.75     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (19%)     max: 0.76 Points
0.8 Points (20%)
0.8 Points (20%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 2513     avg: 2518     median: 2514 (15%)     max: 2528 Points
2432 Points (15%)
2694 Points (16%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 5685     avg: 5707     median: 5706 (4%)     max: 5730 Points
3941 Points (3%)
4619 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4005U +
min: 7392     avg: 7435     median: 7445 (5%)     max: 7469 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4005U +
min: 3295     avg: 3311     median: 3310 (4%)     max: 3327 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 889     avg: 922     median: 921.5 (11%)     max: 954 s
915 s (11%)
751 s (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 27.95     avg: 29.2     median: 29.2 (6%)     max: 30.44 s
27.7 s (6%)
24 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
1853 Points (3%)
770 Points (1%)
879 Points (1%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 10.88     avg: 10.9     median: 10.9 (4%)     max: 11 fps
8.7 fps (3%)
10.1 fps (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 57.3     avg: 57.7     median: 57.7 (13%)     max: 58 fps
46.5 fps (11%)
53.5 fps (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.1 GB/s (0%)
0.1 GB/s (0%)
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.2 GB/s (3%)
0.2 GB/s (3%)
0.2 GB/s (3%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1 GB/s (3%)
1 GB/s (3%)
1 GB/s (3%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
2211 Points (5%)
2253 Points (5%)
2455 Points (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 21.86     avg: 21.9     median: 21.9 (5%)     max: 21.89 s
20.9 s (5%)
17.8 s (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 48.64     avg: 49.2     median: 49.2 (2%)     max: 49.75 s
46.9 s (2%)
39.8 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 1085     avg: 1087     median: 1087 (5%)     max: 1089 s
1022 s (5%)
878 s (4%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
6042 Points (5%)
4236 Points (4%)
4764 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 1944     avg: 2327     median: 2507 (7%)     max: 2530 Points
min: 1467     avg: 1470     median: 1469.5 (4%)     max: 1472 Points
1470 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 19183     avg: 19503     median: 19209 (16%)     max: 20117 Points
16010 Points (13%)
17953 Points (15%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
18619 Points (15%)
15125 Points (12%)
17279 Points (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
21641 Points (18%)
15704 Points (13%)
17768 Points (15%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 1634     avg: 1691     median: 1672 (4%)     max: 1766 Points
1241 Points (3%)
1318 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2291     avg: 2362     median: 2362 (4%)     max: 2433 Points
1721 Points (3%)
2054 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 A6-9220 +
634 Points (3%)
115%
1 A9-9410 +
732 Points (3%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6-9220 +
1960 Points (20%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A6-9220 +
2857 Points (3%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6-9220 +
1885 Points (26%)
113%
1 A9-9410 +
2133 Points (29%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A6-9220 +
2805 Points (7%)
113%
1 A9-9410 +
3182 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
3441 Points (6%)
2921 Points (5%)
3299 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
1673 Points (33%)
1798 Points (35%)
2134 Points (42%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A6-9220 +
3115 Points (5%)
113%
1 A9-9410 +
3516 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6-9220 +
1909 Points (29%)
118%
1 A9-9410 +
2255 Points (34%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 A6-9220 +
3245 Points (26%)
107%
1 A9-9410 +
3482 Points (28%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 A6-9220 +
2855 Points (26%)
121%
1 A9-9410 +
3458 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 A6-9220 +
3510 Points (7%)
138%
1 A9-9410 +
4828 Points (9%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 A6-9220 +
3822 Points (8%)
114%
1 A9-9410 +
4375 Points (9%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 A6-9220 +
3461 Points (9%)
123%
1 A9-9410 +
4260 Points (11%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
3960 ms (5%)
2416 ms (3%)
2081 ms (2%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 182.1     avg: 190.6     median: 190.6 (2%)     max: 199 ms
162.1 ms (2%)
147.7 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
8010 Points (7%)
14724 Points (13%)
17423 Points (16%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-4005U → 100% n=30

Average Benchmarks AMD A6-9220 → 92% n=30

Average Benchmarks AMD A9-9410 → 99% n=30

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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