AMD A6-6420B vs AMD FX-6330

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6420B and AMD FX-6330 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6420B

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1629 vs 1531
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1629 vs 1531

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6330

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4433 vs 1550
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
L1 cache 288 KB vs 96 KB
L2 cache 6144 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 4433 vs 1550

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6420B
CPU 2: AMD FX-6330

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1629
1531
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1550
4433
Name AMD A6-6420B AMD FX-6330
PassMark - Single thread mark 1629 1531
PassMark - CPU mark 1550 4433

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-6420B AMD FX-6330

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD642BOKA23HL
Place in performance rating 1623 1631
Series AMD Business Class - Dual-Core A6-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Vishera
Launch date December 2015

Performance

Base frequency 4 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB 288 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 6
Number of threads 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 315 mm
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1200 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 192
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0