AMD A6-7480 vs AMD A8-7670K

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and AMD A8-7670K 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

  • Around 97336% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 1485
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3800 MHz vs 3.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1558 vs 1485

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7670K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3192 vs 1836
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3192 vs 1836

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: AMD A8-7670K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1558
1485
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1836
3192
Name AMD A6-7480 AMD A8-7670K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1558 1485
PassMark - CPU mark 1836 3192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 126.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7326

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-7480 AMD A8-7670K

Essentials

Architecture codename Excavator
Place in performance rating 1574 825
Processor Number A6-7480
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD767KXBJCSBX
Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3500 MHz 3.6 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 3800 MHz 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Compute Cores 10
L1 cache 256 KB
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C
Number of GPU cores 6
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 R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz
iGPU core count 512
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 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Near Silent 95W

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 HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerTune
TrueAudio

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)