AMD A6-6420B vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6420B and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6420B

• Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• 14 more threads: 16 vs 2
• Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
• 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2101 vs 1629
• 10.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15667 vs 1550

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6420B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1629 2101
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1550 15667

Compare specifications (specs)