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.

AMD A6-6420B

AMD FX-6330

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	1518	1529
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