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AMD A6-6420K APU

Benchmarks for the AMD A6-6420K APU can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD A6-6420K APU Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


AMD A6-6420K APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM2

Clockspeed: 4.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 2 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1024 KB

Other names: AMD A6-6420K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 10.55

Overall Rank:
3915th fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
2617th fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
1112th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.99 USD (2018-08-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1582
Single Thread Rating
1553

Samples: 48*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,573
Thread: 1,487

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A6-6420K APU

Integer Math10,281 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,650 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,423 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption478.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression27,521 KBytes/Sec
Physics148 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions664 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,553 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A6-6420K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,940
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,702
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,133
AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,582
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.60
AMD A6-6420K APU
 10.55
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,553
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A6-6420K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3185158 - Jan 03 2026
1677
BL2578057 - Apr 24 2025
1623
BL2285399 - Dec 18 2024
1490
BL1938604 - Nov 03 2023
1677
BL1792858 - Apr 12 2023
1618
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A6-6420K APU
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,582
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,937 (+22.4%)
Intel Pentium G3420T @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,912 (+20.8%)
Intel Celeron G1820 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,671 (+5.6%)
Intel Pentium G2030T @ 2.60GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,597 (+1.0%)
Intel Pentium G3450 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 2,192 (+38.5%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,680 (+6.2%)
Intel Celeron J4005 @ 2.00GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,544 (-2.4%)
AMD Athlon 5150 APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,417 (-10.4%)
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,199 (-24.2%)
Intel Pentium G3460 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 2,114 (+33.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,453 (-8.2%)
AMD A4-4020 APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,269 (-19.8%)

Is the AMD A6-6420K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,381
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,775
AMD A6-6420K APU
 353