AMD A6-7480 vs AMD A6-6400K

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and AMD A6-6400K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 A6-7480

AMD A6-6400K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 92583% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 4.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1531 vs 1444
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1812 vs 1509

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 4.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531 vs 1444
PassMark - CPU mark	1812 vs 1509

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6400K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: AMD A6-6400K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

1444

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1812

1509

Name	AMD A6-7480	AMD A6-6400K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	1444
PassMark - CPU mark	1812	1509
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.797
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.666
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		643
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1741
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3943
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		643
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1741
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3943

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	AMD A6-6400K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Richland
Place in performance rating	1694	2064
Processor Number	A6-7480
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date		4 June 2013
OPN PIB		AD640KOKHLBOX
OPN Tray		AD640KOKA23HL
Series		AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.9 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		96 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		70 °C
Maximum core temperature		70°C
Transistor count		1303 Million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		192
Number of pipelines		192
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		11
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0