A4-9120C vs A6-6400K

Primary details

Comparing A6-6400K and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2400	2752
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	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)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$84	$290

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-6400K and A4-9120C 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	1024 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	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-6400K and A4-9120C 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)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE1-4a, AES, ABM, AVX, BMI1, AMD64, VT, EVP, Turbo Core 3.0	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	FMA4	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 A6-6400K and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6400K and A4-9120C integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6400K and A4-9120C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6400K and A4-9120C.

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.

A6-6400K outperforms A4-9120C by 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.97	0.53
Integrated graphics card	0.94	1.17
Recency	1 June 2013	6 January 2019
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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