AMD A6-7480 vs AMD A6-7470K

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and AMD A6-7470K 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.

AMD A6-7480

AMD A6-7470K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 94900% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 4 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1812 vs 1799

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1812 vs 1799

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1576 vs 1531

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1576 vs 1531

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: AMD A6-7470K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

1576

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1812

1799

Name	AMD A6-7480	AMD A6-7470K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	1576
PassMark - CPU mark	1812	1799
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3119

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	AMD A6-7470K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator
Place in performance rating	1694	1365
Processor Number	A6-7480
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray		AD747KYBI23JC
Series		AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.7 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Compute Cores		6
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Number of GPU cores		4
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
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™)