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Intel Pentium Gold 4417U vs AMD A6-9220 vs AMD A6-9220C

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U

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The Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4417U is a power efficient dual-core SoC for entry level laptops based on the Kaby Lake Refresh generation (not Coffee Lake). It was announced in February 2019 and integrates two "big" cores (similar to the Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs) clocked at 2.3 GHz (fixed, no Turbo Boost). The integrated graphics card is named Intel HD Graphics 610 and offers 12 EUs clocked at 300 - 950 MHz. The integrated memory controller supports slower memory speeds than the faster i3 and i5 models (DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600) and dual channel memory.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

With a fixed clock speed of 2.3 GHz, the dual core CPU is clearly slower than models with Turbo Boost and high clock speeds for single thread performance. The multi thread performance however is also limited due to the two cores. The faster Core i5-8250U offers four processor cores and  fast Turbo Boost speeds therefore offers a much better performance. Still, the Pentium 4417U offers enough performance for daily tasks and non demanding applications.

Power Consumption

The chip is most likely manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm+), the same as the 7th Gen Kaby Lake processors. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. According to Intel it can be configured to 12.5 Watt at 800 MHz (cTDP-down) with a clearly reduced performance.

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 A6-9220C

► remove from comparison AMD A6-9220C

The AMD A6-9220C is an entry-level chip from the Stoney-Ridge APU series for Chromebooks (7th APU generation from 2016), which was announced early 2019. Compared to the A6-9220, the 9220C is rated at a reduced TDP of 6 versus 15 Watt and also reduced clock speeds. It integrates two CPU cores (one Excavator module with 2 integer and on FP unit) clocked between 1.8 - 2.7 GHz (versus 2.5 - 2.9 GHz on the A6-9220).

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 speed, the A6-9220C should be noticeably slower than the old A6-9220. AMD compares the performance against the Pentium N4200 in ChromeOS and sees the A6-9220C clearly ahead. The efficiency should be worse however, due to the old manufacturing process.

Graphics Card

The integrated Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU is a bit controversal, as AMD states 3 compute cores which should translate to 192 shaders.

Power Consumption

AMD specifies the TDP of the A6-9220C with 6 Watts which should enable thin and light (even fanless) Chromebooks.

ModelIntel Pentium Gold 4417UAMD A6-9220AMD A6-9220C
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake RefreshAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Bristol Ridge
CodenameKaby Lake RefreshStoney RidgeStoney Ridge
Series: Bristol Ridge Stoney Ridge
Intel Core i7-8650U1.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8550U1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8350U1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U1.6 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8130U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U « 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 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 A9-94102.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92252.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92202.5 - 2.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220C « 1.8 - 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
Clock2300 MHz2500 - 2900 MHz1800 - 2700 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB160 KB160 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache2 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 22 / 2
TDP15 Watt10-15 Watt6 Watt
Technology14 nm28 nm28 nm
SocketBGA1356BGABGA
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4/LPDDR3 Memory Controller, HyperThreadingSingle-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 950 MHz)AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 720 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$161 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comproducts.amd.com
Transistors1200 Million1200 Million
Die Size124.5 mm2124.5 mm2
max. Temp.90 °C90 °C

Benchmarks

Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
203 Points (23%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
472 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
228 Points (1%)
min: 109     avg: 111.5     median: 111.5 (1%)     max: 114 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
89 Points (27%)
min: 68     avg: 68.5     median: 68.5 (21%)     max: 69 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2.6 Points (3%)
1.4 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.1 Points (27%)
0.8 Points (20%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
3570 Points (22%)
2432 Points (15%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
8012 Points (6%)
3941 Points (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
665 s (8%)
915 s (11%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
21.2 s (4%)
27.7 s (6%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
1792 Points (3%)
770 Points (1%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
15.5 fps (5%)
8.7 fps (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
81.1 fps (19%)
46.5 fps (11%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.1 GB/s (0%)
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.2 GB/s (4%)
0.2 GB/s (3%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.4 GB/s (4%)
1 GB/s (3%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
3204 Points (7%)
2253 Points (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
17.3 s (4%)
20.9 s (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
39.1 s (2%)
100%
1 A6-9220 +
46.9 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
922 s (4%)
100%
1 A6-9220 +
1022 s (5%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 A6-9220 +
4236 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2831     avg: 3011     median: 3010.5 (8%)     max: 3190 Points
min: 1467     avg: 1470     median: 1469.5 (4%)     max: 1472 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 28577     avg: 28749     median: 28749 (23%)     max: 28921 Points
16010 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 27361     avg: 27522     median: 27521.5 (22%)     max: 27682 Points
15125 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 29007     avg: 29032     median: 29032 (24%)     max: 29057 Points
15704 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2590     avg: 2591     median: 2590.5 (7%)     max: 2591 Points
1241 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 3635     avg: 3644     median: 3644 (6%)     max: 3653 Points
1721 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1369     avg: 1398     median: 1398 (6%)     max: 1427 Points
634 Points (3%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2695 Points (27%)
1960 Points (20%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
5248 Points (6%)
2857 Points (3%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2599 Points (35%)
1885 Points (26%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
5029 Points (12%)
2805 Points (7%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
4882 Points (9%)
2921 Points (5%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
2254 Points (44%)
1798 Points (35%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
5089 Points (8%)
3115 Points (5%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
2389 Points (36%)
1909 Points (29%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
6053 Points (49%)
3245 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
5722 Points (52%)
2855 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
4999 Points (10%)
3510 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
5090 Points (10%)
3822 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
5280 Points (14%)
3461 Points (9%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
2162 ms (3%)
100%
1 A6-9220 +
2416 ms (3%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
165.1 ms (2%)
100%
1 A6-9220 +
162.1 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
16702 Points (15%)
14724 Points (13%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
102 Points (21%)

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