A6-6420K vs A8-6500

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and A6-6420K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1918	2357
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.34	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	January 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$58	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and A6-6420K 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	3.5 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	96 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	70 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and A6-6420K 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	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and A6-6420K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
PowerTune	-	-
TrueAudio	-	-
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	-	-
VirusProtect	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and A6-6420K are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and A6-6420K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3-1866
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Number of pipelines	256	192
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	1	1
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and A6-6420K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and A6-6420K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and A6-6420K.

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.

A8-6500 outperforms A6-6420K by 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.82	1.02
Integrated graphics card	1.15	0.94
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2

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