AMD A6-3600 vs Samsung Exynos 7420

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AMD A6-3600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7420
AMD A6-3600 Samsung Exynos 7420

CPU comparison

AMD A6-3600 or Samsung Exynos 7420 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A6-3600 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3600 was released in Q3/2011.

The Samsung Exynos 7420 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7420 was released in Q2/2015.
AMD A (112) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
AMD A6-3000 (5) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7420 (1)
1 Generation 1
Llano (K10) Architecture Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-3600 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3600 is 2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz) while the Samsung Exynos 7420 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 7420 is at 2.10 GHz.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7420
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz) A-Core 2.10 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7420
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A6-3600 or Samsung Exynos 7420 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 6530D GPU ARM Mali-T760 MP8
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.77 GHz
3 GPU Generation Midgard 3
32 nm Technology 28nm
0 Max. displays 2
5 Compute units 8
320 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 6530D GPU ARM Mali-T760 MP8
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-3600 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 7420 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7420
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4-1600
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.51 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-3600 is 65 W, while the Samsung Exynos 7420 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7420
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-3600 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 7420 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 0.51 MB cache.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7420
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
FM1 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2011 Release date Q2/2015
75 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3600 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7420 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3600 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7420 (57%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz
284 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
ARM Mali-T760 MP8 @ 0.77 GHz
210 (74%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2815 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1618 (57%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
244 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
945 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
280 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
850 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
112550 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-3600 Samsung Exynos 7420
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