AMD RX-421BD vs AMD PRO A6-9500B

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-421BD and AMD PRO A6-9500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 RX-421BD

AMD PRO A6-9500B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-421BD

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 106150% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3400 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500B

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	24 October 2016 vs 21 October 2015
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-421BD
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500B

Name	AMD RX-421BD	AMD PRO A6-9500B
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.608
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	8
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	7025
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	8
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	7025
PassMark - Single thread mark		1215
PassMark - CPU mark		1357
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1769
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2567

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-421BD	AMD PRO A6-9500B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merlin Falcon
Family	AMD R-Series	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	21 October 2015	24 October 2016
Place in performance rating	1720	1679
Processor Number	RX-421BD
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
OPN Tray		AM950BADY23AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2100 MHz	2.3 GHz
Die size	1073 mm2
L1 cache	320 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3400 MHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of GPU cores		4
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	800 MHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 series	R5
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
Switchable graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-35 Watt	12 Watt/15 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA
Sockets supported	BGA (FP4)	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
UART
USB 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 Secure technology
FreeSync
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0