A6-7470K vs Ryzen Z2

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1251	2660
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c)	no data
Power efficiency	9.09	0.67
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025)	Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date	6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)	2 February 2016 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Z2 and A6-7470K 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	no data
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Die size	178 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Z2 and A6-7470K 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	no data	1
Socket	FP7/FP7r2/FP8	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z2 and A6-7470K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Z2 and A6-7470K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z2 and A6-7470K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare R5 Graphics and Radeon 780M	AMD Radeon 780M	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	256
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Z2 and A6-7470K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Z2 and A6-7470K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z2 and A6-7470K.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.99	1.02
Recency	6 January 2025	2 February 2016
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt

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