AMD A6-6420K APU

Price and performance details for the AMD A6-6420K APU can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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AMD A6-6420K APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM2

Clockspeed: 4.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 2 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 160 KB, L2: 2.0 MB,

Other names: AMD A6-6420K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 10.39

Overall Rank: 2768

Last Price Change: $149.99 USD (2018-08-16)

Average CPU Mark

1559

Single Thread Rating: 1563²
Samples: 44*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,573
Thread: 1,487

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A6-6420K APU

Integer Math	10,483 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,596 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,495 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	466.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,551 KBytes/Sec
Physics	152 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	636 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,563 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of May 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A6-6420K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of May 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of May 2023.

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Pricing History

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	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 7 5800H(8C/16T,up to 4.4 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 2280 NVME SSD Graphics 8 core 2000 MHz Wifi6/BT5.2/HDMI+Type-C,Support Three-Screen Display	$329.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink 8th Generation Intel i5-8279U Processor（up to 4.1GHz）, SEi8 Mini PC with 16G DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 NVME SSD,Supports 6MB Smart Cache,4K Dual HDMI,WIFI5,BT5.0	$389.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Bmax Mini PC Windows 11 Pro N4020(Up to 2.8GHz) 6GB DDR4 128GB eMMC 4K Dual Display USB ×4 HDMI ×1 RJ45 Dual-Band Wi-Fi BT4.2 Mini Desktop Computer	$109.99 (www.amazon.com)
	CHUWI HeroBox Mini PC,Windows 11 Mini Desktop Computer,Intel 11th Gen N5100 Quad Core Processor(2.9GHz), 8GB RAM 256GB SSD,Dual WiFi/BT/Gigabit Ethernet/VESA / 4K UHD/USB 3.0/Up to 2TB SSD	$149.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER6 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (6nm,8C/16T) up to 4.75GHz, AMD Radeon 680M 12Core 3.2Ghz, 32G DDR5 4800Mhz+500G, 4K@60Hz Triple Display,WiFi6/BT5.2/LAN 2.5G/ Mini Game Computers	$519.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,602
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,806
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,666
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,103
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,958
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,891
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,507
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
AMD A6-6420K APU		1,559

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		193.31
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.21
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.04
Intel Core i9-12900K		118.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.10
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		61.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
AMD A6-6420K APU		10.39
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,719
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD A6-6420K APU		1,563

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A6-6420K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1792858 - Apr 12 2023		1618
BL1790534 - Apr 09 2023		1631
BL1769313 - Mar 14 2023		1489
BL1264162 - Jul 05 2020		1499
BL1231242 - May 02 2020		1590

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD A6-6420K APU
As of 28th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A6-6420K APU		1,559
Intel Pentium G3420T @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,912 (+22.6%)
Intel Pentium G2030T @ 2.60GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,581 (+1.4%)
Intel Pentium G3440 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU		2,207 (+41.6%)
Intel Celeron J4005 @ 2.00GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,594 (+2.3%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,443 (-7.4%)
AMD A4-4020 APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,295 (-16.9%)
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,936 (+24.2%)
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,895 (+21.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,868 (+19.8%)
Intel Celeron G1840 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,762 (+13.0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,758 (+12.7%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs AMD A6-6420K APU		1,672 (+7.2%)

Is the AMD A6-6420K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,232
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,109
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,481
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,436
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,806
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,598
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,191
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,798
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,792
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,727
AMD A6-6420K APU		360

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A6-6420K APU

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