AMD A6-6420B vs Intel Pentium G630T

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6420B and Intel Pentium G630T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-6420B

Intel Pentium G630T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6420B

Around 83% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 65.0°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1629 vs 1058
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1550 vs 1090

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 65.0°C
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1629 vs 1058
PassMark - CPU mark	1550 vs 1090

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G630T

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6420B
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G630T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1629

1058

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1550

1090

Name	AMD A6-6420B	Intel Pentium G630T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1629	1058
PassMark - CPU mark	1550	1090
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1961
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3210

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-6420B	Intel Pentium G630T
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD642BOKA23HL
Place in performance rating	1618	1637
Series	AMD Business Class - Dual-Core A6-Series APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		September 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$79.99
Processor Number		G630T
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		7.82
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	192
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)