Core i5-8420 vs A6-4455M

Primary details

Comparing A6-4455M and Core i5-8420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2767	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)	1 September 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	$449	no data

Detailed specifications

A6-4455M and Core i5-8420 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	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	6
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	92 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-4455M and Core i5-8420 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP2	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4455M and Core i5-8420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-4455M and Core i5-8420 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-4455M and Core i5-8420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	unknown Dual-channel	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-4455M and Core i5-8420.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.79	3.09
Recency	15 May 2012	1 September 2018
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	6
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	65 Watt

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