A9-9420e vs A10-6800K

Primary details

Comparing A10-6800K and A9-9420e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1822	2603
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.42	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$142	no data
Current price	$109 (0.8x MSRP)	$380

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-6800K and A9-9420e basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	4.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	no data
L1 cache	192 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	246 mm2	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,303 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-6800K and A9-9420e compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FM2	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6800K and A9-9420e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Single-Channel DDR4-2133?, Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6800K and A9-9420e are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6800K and A9-9420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6800K and A9-9420e integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6800K and A9-9420e integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6800K and A9-9420e.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-6800K outperforms A9-9420e by 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.06	0.71
Integrated graphics card	1.37	1.34
Recency	1 June 2013	1 June 2018
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm

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