AMD A6-7470K vs AMD FX-8100

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7470K and AMD FX-8100 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

  • Around 43% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1576 vs 1154
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2119 vs 1999
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1576 vs 1154
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119 vs 1999

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8100

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4073 vs 1799
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7176 vs 3119
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 2
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 8192 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 4073 vs 1799
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7176 vs 3119

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7470K
CPU 2: AMD FX-8100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1576
1154
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1799
4073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2119
1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3119
7176
Name AMD A6-7470K AMD FX-8100
PassMark - Single thread mark 1576 1154
PassMark - CPU mark 1799 4073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119 1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3119 7176

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-7470K AMD FX-8100

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray AD747KYBI23JC
Place in performance rating 1365 1345
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zambezi
Launch date October 2011
Price now $142
Value for money (0-100) 12.48

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L1 cache 256 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 8
Number of GPU cores 4
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 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 256
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)