AMD A6-7480 vs AMD FX-6330

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and AMD FX-6330 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A6-7480

AMD FX-6330

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 105456% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 1531

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558 vs 1531

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6330

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4433 vs 1836

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4433 vs 1836

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: AMD FX-6330

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1531

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1836

4433

Name	AMD A6-7480	AMD FX-6330
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1531
PassMark - CPU mark	1836	4433

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	AMD FX-6330
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Vishera
Place in performance rating	1575	1532
Processor Number	A6-7480
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		December 2015
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz
L2 cache	1 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)