AMD A10-6790K vs AMD FX-4320. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  AMD A10-6000 AMD FX-4300
• Family
  AMD A AMD FX
• Generation
  3 2
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  4.1 GHz 4 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.3 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  4.3 GHz 4.2 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  11.2 -
• Execution units
  6 -
• Generation
  5 -
• GPU Frequency
  840 MHz -
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 8670D no iGPU
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo
• Max. displays
  2 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB -
• Release date
  Q2/2013 -
• Shader
  384 -
• Technology
  32 nm -

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode No
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-4320 and AMD A10-6790K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR3-1866 DDR3-1866

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A10-6790K and AMD FX-4320 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  100 W 95 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A10-6790K and AMD FX-4320, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Richland (Piledriver) Vishera (Bulldozer)
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Release date
  Q4/2013 Q4/2012
• Socket
  FM2 AM3+
• Technology
  32 nm 32 nm
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V