AMD A9-9430 vs AMD A6-7470K

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9430 and AMD A6-7470K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

  • Around 87400% higher clock speed: 3500 MHz vs 4 GHz
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum frequency 3500 MHz vs 4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache 256 KB vs 160 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9430
CPU 2: AMD A6-7470K

Name AMD A9-9430 AMD A6-7470K
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 142.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 38.08
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 830
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4616
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 830
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4616
PassMark - Single thread mark 1576
PassMark - CPU mark 1799
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3119

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A9-9430 AMD A6-7470K

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge
Family AMD A9-Series AMD A-Series Processors
Place in performance rating 1380 1365
Processor Number A9-9430
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
OPN PIB AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray AD747KYBI23JC
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3200 MHz 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 3500 MHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2
Compute Cores 6
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Supported memory types DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Graphics

Processor graphics Radeon R5 series AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 256
Switchable graphics

Compatibility

Package Size micro-BGA
Sockets supported BGA (FT4) FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt
Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
FreeSync
PowerTune
TrueAudio

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan