AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Core i7-6700K

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7470K and Intel Core i7-6700K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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).

AMD A6-7470K

Intel Core i7-6700K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 64°C
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 91 Watt
Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2119 vs 1148

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 91 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2119 vs 1148

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2505 vs 1576
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8942 vs 1799
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4458 vs 3119

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2505 vs 1576
PassMark - CPU mark	8942 vs 1799
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4458 vs 3119

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7470K
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1576

2505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1799

8942

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2119

1148

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3119

4458

Name	AMD A6-7470K	Intel Core i7-6700K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1576	2505
PassMark - CPU mark	1799	8942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2119	1148
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3119	4458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		101.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3360

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7470K	Intel Core i7-6700K
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray	AD747KYBI23JC
Place in performance rating	1378	1359
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch date		5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)		$339
Price now		$316.99
Processor Number		i7-6700K
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.33
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	4.00 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	64°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.15 GHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	91 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot