EPYC 9374F vs A6-3400M
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9374F outperforms A6-3400M by a whopping 6569% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2878 | 55 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.11 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.84 | 6.16 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (14 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,850 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A6-3400M and EPYC 9374F 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 3.85 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 38.5 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 8x 72 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 52,560 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3400M and EPYC 9374F 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | FS1 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 320 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3400M and EPYC 9374F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3400M and EPYC 9374F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3400M and EPYC 9374F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 460.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3400M and EPYC 9374F.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.70 | 46.68 |
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 32 |
| Threads | 4 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 320 Watt |
A6-3400M has 814.3% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9374F, on the other hand, has a 6568.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9374F is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A6-3400M in performance tests.
Be aware that A6-3400M is a notebook processor while EPYC 9374F is a server/workstation one.
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