Celeron G1620 vs A6-6420K

General info

Comparing A6-6420K and Celeron G1620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2317	2322
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	2.16
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	January 2014 (10 years old)	3 December 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$208
Current price	no data	$63 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

A6-6420K and Celeron G1620 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	4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	246 mm2	94 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	1,303 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-6420K and Celeron G1620 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
Socket	FM2	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6420K and Celeron G1620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A6-6420K and Celeron G1620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6420K and Celeron G1620 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6420K and Celeron G1620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6420K and Celeron G1620 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6420K and Celeron G1620 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6420K and Celeron G1620.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

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.

A6-6420K outperforms Celeron G1620 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.02	1.01
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

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