AMD 320GE vs AMD A6-9500

Comparative analysis of AMD 320GE and AMD A6-9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD 320GE

AMD A6-9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD 320GE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1929 vs 1630
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4399 vs 1879

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Jul 2019 vs 27 July 2017
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1929 vs 1630
PassMark - CPU mark	4399 vs 1879

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD 320GE
CPU 2: AMD A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1929

1630

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4399

1879

Name	AMD 320GE	AMD A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1929	1630
PassMark - CPU mark	4399	1879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		800
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6783

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD 320GE	AMD A6-9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	7 Jul 2019	27 July 2017
OPN Tray	YD32GEC6M2OFH	AD9500AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1323	1187
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$64
OPN PIB		AD9500AGABBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$56.83
Series		AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)		15.52
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	90°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Compute Cores		8
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum frequency		3.8 GHz
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1100 MHz	1029 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Radeon R5 Series
Enduro
iGPU core count		6
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Socket Count	35 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan