Processor comparison
AMD A6-5200 vs Intel Pentium 3556U
AMD
AMD A6-5200
AMD Socket FT3
2000 MHz
4 cores
May 2013
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD A6-5200148%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD A6-5200100%
- Intel Pentium 3556U133%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD A6-5200187%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5200
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 87% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 48% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 33% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD A6-5200
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD A6-5200
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD A6-5200 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AVX | | |
| AES | | |
| F16C | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| CnQ | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| EIST | | |
| 64-bit | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Smart Cache | | |
Architecture
| AMD A6-5200 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Jaguar | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Kabini | Haswell |
| Release Date | May 2013 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD A6-5200 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 8400 | Intel HD |
Cache
| AMD A6-5200 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 2048 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A6-5200 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FT3 | Intel BGA1168 |
| Max Case Temp | 90°C | 105°C |
| Package | BGA2 | FC-BGA1168 |
| Die Size | 246mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD A6-5200 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2000 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | unknown |
| TDP | 25 W | 15 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD A6-52002000 points
- Intel Pentium 3556U1904 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD A6-52008000 points
- Intel Pentium 3556U3808 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A6-52003183
- Intel Pentium 3556U2450
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD A6-52001018
- Intel Pentium 3556U1413
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- AMD A6-52002659.5
- Intel Pentium 3556U1939
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- AMD A6-52001598
- Intel Pentium 3556U2515
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- AMD A6-52005600
- Intel Pentium 3556U4854
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A6-52000.52
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.75
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- AMD A6-52001.9
- Intel Pentium 3556U1.43
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A6-520042
- Intel Pentium 3556U65.5
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD A6-5200155
- Intel Pentium 3556U125.5
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- AMD A6-520025.15
- Intel Pentium 3556U22.45
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- AMD A6-520026.1
- Intel Pentium 3556U46.23
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- AMD A6-52001151.5
- Intel Pentium 3556U1190
MB/s - higher is better
x264 Pass 1
- AMD A6-520051.7
- Intel Pentium 3556U49.2
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- AMD A6-520011.4
- Intel Pentium 3556U9.1
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- AMD A6-52001.05
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.15
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- AMD A6-52000.21
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.12
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- AMD A6-52000.13
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.07
GB/s