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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: 10.48

Overall Rank:
3637th fastest in multithreading out of 5270 CPUs
2413th fastest in single threading out of 5270 CPUs
1061st fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1571
Single Thread Rating
1550

Samples: 47*
*Margin for error: Low



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

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

Integer Math10,228 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,633 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,415 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption475.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression27,437 KBytes/Sec
Physics147 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions657 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,550 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A6-6420K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,627
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,010
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,430
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,493
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,155
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,149
AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,571
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 228.15
Intel Core i5-12400F
 168.99
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 162.55
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.62
Intel Core i9-13900K
 135.08
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.50
AMD A6-6420K APU
 10.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,898
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,550
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A6-6420K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2578057 - Apr 24 2025
1623
BL2285399 - Dec 18 2024
1490
BL1938604 - Nov 03 2023
1677
BL1792858 - Apr 12 2023
1618
BL1790534 - Apr 09 2023
1631
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A6-6420K APU
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,571
Intel Celeron G1840 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,782 (+13.4%)
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 2,056 (+30.8%)
Intel Pentium G3420T @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,912 (+21.6%)
Intel Pentium G2030T @ 2.60GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,597 (+1.6%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,662 (+5.7%)
Intel Celeron J4005 @ 2.00GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,548 (-1.5%)
AMD Athlon 5150 APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,404 (-10.6%)
Intel Pentium G3460 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 2,285 (+45.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,453 (-7.6%)
AMD A4-4020 APU vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,269 (-19.2%)
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,956 (+24.5%)
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A6-6420K APU
 1,885 (+20.0%)

Is the AMD A6-6420K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,281
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,835
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,568
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,475
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,880
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,799
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,624
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,464
AMD A6-6420K APU
 351