A6-9220 vs Ryzen 5 3450U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms A6-9220 by a whopping 430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and A6-9220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1307 | 2513 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) | Bristol Ridge |
| Architecture codename | Picasso-U (Zen+) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 1 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3450U and A6-9220 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and A6-9220 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.
| Socket | FP5 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 10-15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and A6-9220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and A6-9220 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and A6-9220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms A6-9220 by 430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms A6-9220 by 428% in Passmark.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms A6-9220 by 408% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms A6-9220 by 101% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.35 | 0.82 |
| Integrated graphics card | 4.50 | 1.17 |
| Recency | 1 May 2020 | 1 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 10 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3450U has a 430.5% higher aggregate performance score, 284.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
A6-9220, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 3450U is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9220 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3450U and A6-9220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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