AMD Athlon X4 750K vs AMD A6-6420B

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K and AMD A6-6420B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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).

AMD Athlon X4 750K

AMD A6-6420B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2861 vs 1550

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2861 vs 1550

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6420B

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1629 vs 1465

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1629 vs 1465

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: AMD A6-6420B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

1629

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2861

1550

Name	AMD Athlon X4 750K	AMD A6-6420B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	1629
PassMark - CPU mark	2861	1550
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 750K	AMD A6-6420B
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD750KWOA44HJ	AD642BOKA23HL
Place in performance rating	2810	1625
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD Business Class - Dual-Core A6-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	4 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
L1 cache		96 KB
Maximum core temperature		70°C
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		192
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		11
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0