AMD A6-7470K vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7470K and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2119 vs 987
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119 vs 987

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% 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 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2324 vs 1576
  • 5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9467 vs 1799
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3765 vs 3119
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2324 vs 1576
PassMark - CPU mark 9467 vs 1799
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3765 vs 3119

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7470K
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1576
2324
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1799
9467
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2119
987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3119
3765
Name AMD A6-7470K AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1576 2324
PassMark - CPU mark 1799 9467
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119 987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3119 3765

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-7470K AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray AD747KYBI23JC YD250XBBM4KAF
Place in performance rating 1365 1353
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen
Launch date 10 September 2018
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L1 cache 256 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
L3 cache 8 MB
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

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+ AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Not included

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0