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.

AMD A9-9430

AMD A6-7470K

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	1378	1362
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