Athlon 64 X2 6000+ vs A9-9425

Primary details

Comparing A9-9425 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1930	2691
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	August 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$561	$89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A9-9425 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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	FT4	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2133 RAM (1 channel), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

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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.

A9-9425 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 6000+ by 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.77	0.60
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

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