AMD C-60 vs A4 1200 |
Released August, 2011
AMD C-60
- 1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD C-60
 | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 19.5 | | Significantly higher turbo clock speed 1.33 GHz |
| | Higher GPU clock speed 276 MHz | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 1.34 GHz |
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Released May, 2013
AMD A4 1200
- 1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the A4 1200
| | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 495,100 MB/s | | Much better performance per watt 48.55 pt/W |
| | Significantly newer manufacturing process 28 nm | | Newer May, 2013 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 19.5 | vs | 13.2 | Around 50% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
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| Significantly higher turbo clock speed | 1.33 GHz | vs | None | Compared to all cpus, 1.33 GHz turbo clock speed is just OK | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 276 MHz | vs | 225 MHz | Around 25% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.34 GHz | vs | 1 GHz | Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 495,100 MB/s | vs | 38,550 MB/s | More than 12.8x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 48.55 pt/W | vs | 3.96 pt/W | More than 12.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 28 nm | vs | 40 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Newer | May, 2013 | vs | Aug, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Slightly lower typical power consumption | 3.25W | vs | 7.31W | 2.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Slightly lower annual home energy cost | 0.96 $/year | vs | 2.17 $/year | 2.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost | 3.5 $/year | vs | 7.88 $/year | 2.2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of AMD C-60 vs A4 1200
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | AMD C-60 | vs | A4 1200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1 GHz | 1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1.33 GHz | None | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 9W | 4W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 2.17 $/year | 0.96 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 7.88 $/year | 3.5 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.96 pt/W | 48.55 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 7.31W | 3.25W | |
details | AMD C-60 | vs | A4 1200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 40 nm | 28 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.34 GHz | 1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1 GHz | 1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.34 GHz | 1 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | AMD Radeon HD 6290 | Radeon™ HD 8180 | |
| GPU clock speed | 276 MHz | 225 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3L-1066 | |||
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