AMD A6-6420K vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6420K and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6420K

• Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2105 vs 1011

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2 more threads: 4 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: 12 nm vs 32 nm SOI
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2354 vs 1553
• 4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7533 vs 1576
• Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3088 vs 2988

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6420K
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1553 2354
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1576 7533
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2105 1011
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2988 3088

Compare specifications (specs)