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AMD A6-6420K APU

Benchmarks for the AMD A6-6420K APU can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD A6-6420K APU Good for Gaming?

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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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1024 KB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 10.43

Overall Rank:
3324th fastest in multithreading out of 4918 CPUs
2186th fastest in single threading out of 4918 CPUs
1008th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1565
Single Thread Rating
1546

Samples: 46*
*Margin for error: Low



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

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

Integer Math10,153 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,643 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,383 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption474.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression27,300 KBytes/Sec
Physics145 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions653 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,546 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A6-6420K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of January 2025


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

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of January 2025.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,913
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,430
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,090
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,585
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,102
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,886
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,236
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,738
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,586
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,565
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 195.20
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 177.47
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 146.18
Intel Core i9-12900K
 143.36
Intel Core i9-13900K
 94.04
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.42
AMD A6-6420K APU
 10.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,156
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,026
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,926
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,566
AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,546
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A6-6420K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2285399 - Dec 18 2024
1490
BL1938604 - Nov 03 2023
1677
BL1792858 - Apr 12 2023
1618
BL1790534 - Apr 09 2023
1631
BL1769313 - Mar 14 2023
1489
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A6-6420K APU
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,565
Intel Celeron G1840 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,780 (+13.7%)
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 2,074 (+32.5%)
Intel Pentium G3420T @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,912 (+22.1%)
Intel Pentium G2030T @ 2.60GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,581 (+1.0%)
Intel Pentium G3450 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 2,178 (+39.2%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,641 (+4.9%)
AMD Athlon 5150 APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,388 (-11.3%)
Intel Pentium G3460 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 2,231 (+42.6%)
Intel Celeron J4005 @ 2.00GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,512 (-3.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,442 (-7.9%)
AMD A4-4020 APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,268 (-19.0%)
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,939 (+23.9%)

Is the AMD A6-6420K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,219
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,879
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,804
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,614
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,318
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,866
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,544
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,519
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,262
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,257
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,160
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,920
AMD A6-6420K APU
 349