AMD A6-9220 vs AMD FX-6300

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9220 and AMD FX-6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD A6-9220

AMD FX-6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9220

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
12.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.467 vs 0.85
6.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 29.364 vs 4.758

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2016 vs October 2012
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.467 vs 0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	29.364 vs 4.758

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 80% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1486 vs 1139
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4220 vs 1284
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.894 vs 5.922
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 16.151 vs 4.825
4.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.339 vs 0.075

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1486 vs 1139
PassMark - CPU mark	4220 vs 1284
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.894 vs 5.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	16.151 vs 4.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.339 vs 0.075

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9220
CPU 2: AMD FX-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1139

1486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1284

4220

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.922

6.894

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.825

16.151

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.075

0.339

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

10.467

0.85

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

29.364

4.758

Name	AMD A6-9220	AMD FX-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1139	1486
PassMark - CPU mark	1284	4220
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.922	6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.825	16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.075	0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.467	0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	29.364	4.758
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4038
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1914
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2087

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9220	AMD FX-6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Vishera
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	October 2012
OPN Tray	AM9220AYN23AC	FD6300WMW6KHK
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1864	2673
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
OPN PIB		FD6300WMHKBOX
Price now		$58.99
Value for money (0-100)		31.81
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	124.5 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	160 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	90°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	6
Transistor count	1200 Million	1200 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	655 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4 BGA	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions