AMD A9-9420 SoC vs AMD A6-3600

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420 SoC and AMD A6-3600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD A9-9420 SoC

AMD A6-3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9420 SoC

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	May 2016 vs June 2011
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9420 SoC
CPU 2: AMD A6-3600

Name	AMD A9-9420 SoC	AMD A6-3600
PassMark - Single thread mark		909
PassMark - CPU mark		1697
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1373
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3720
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.334

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9420 SoC	AMD A6-3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Llano
Launch date	May 2016	June 2011
Place in performance rating	not rated	2398
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	124 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	1200 million	1178 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Sockets supported		FM1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)