AMD A6-7470K vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7470K and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2119 vs 1048
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119 vs 1048

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • 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 FinFET vs 28 nm
  • 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2385 vs 1576
  • 7.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13919 vs 1799
  • Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5755 vs 3119
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
L1 cache 576 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2385 vs 1576
PassMark - CPU mark 13919 vs 1799
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5755 vs 3119

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7470K
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1576
2385
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1799
13919
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2119
1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3119
5755
Name AMD A6-7470K AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1576 2385
PassMark - CPU mark 1799 13919
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119 1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3119 5755
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3662

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-7470K AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB AD747KYBJCBOX YD260XBCAFBOX
OPN Tray AD747KYBI23JC
Place in performance rating 1287 1275
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen+
Launch date 19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $229
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $218.99
Value for money (0-100) 19.29

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L1 cache 256 KB 576 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 6
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 209.78 mm
L3 cache 16 MB
Number of threads 12
Transistor count 4940 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 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire

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
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16