AMD A6-9220C vs AMD A6-3420M

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9220C and AMD A6-3420M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9220C

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 995 vs 772
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 31 January 2019 vs 15 June 2011
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 995 vs 772

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3420M

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1293 vs 1053
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 160 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1293 vs 1053

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9220C
CPU 2: AMD A6-3420M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
995
772
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1053
1293
Name AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-3420M
PassMark - Single thread mark 995 772
PassMark - CPU mark 1053 1293
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 261
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.581
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 590
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 590
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3961

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-3420M

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Llano
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 31 January 2019 15 June 2011
OPN Tray AM922CANN23AC
Place in performance rating 2290 2272
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.8 GHz
Compute Cores 5
Die size 124.5 mm2 218 mm
L1 cache 160 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 1200 Million 1000 Million
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Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 720 MHz
iGPU core count 3
Processor graphics Radeon R5 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Sockets supported FT4 FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

H.26X Decode
VP9 Decode

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)