AMD A6-6420B vs AMD PRO A10-8770

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6420B and AMD PRO A10-8770 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A6-6420B

AMD PRO A10-8770

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6420B

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1629 vs 1581

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1629 vs 1581

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8770

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3538 vs 1550

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3538 vs 1550

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6420B
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-8770

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1629

1581

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1550

3538

Name	AMD A6-6420B	AMD PRO A10-8770
PassMark - Single thread mark	1629	1581
PassMark - CPU mark	1550	3538

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-6420B	AMD PRO A10-8770
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD642BOKA23HL	AD877BAGM44AB
Place in performance rating	1520	1509
Series	AMD Business Class - Dual-Core A6-Series APU for Desktops	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		Q3 2016
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	2400 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1029 MHz
iGPU core count	192
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	R7
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	11	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
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
FreeSync
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0