AMD EPYC 9654 vs A6-5400K

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Combined performance score

A6-5400K
0.82

EPYC 9654 outperforms A6-5400K by 9594% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A6-5400K and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24474
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.0611.94
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Genoa
Release date2 October 2012 (11 years old)10 November 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,805
Current price$92 $3975 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9654 has 19800% better value for money than A6-5400K.

Technical specs

A6-5400K and EPYC 9654 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 cores2 (Dual-core)96
Threads2192
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size246 mm212x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on A6-5400K and EPYC 9654 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 configuration12
SocketFM2SP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5400K and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400K and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400K and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 7540Dno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5400K and EPYC 9654.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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.

A6-5400K 0.82
EPYC 9654 79.49
+9594%

EPYC 9654 outperforms A6-5400K by 9594% in our combined 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%

A6-5400K 1262
EPYC 9654 122091
+9574%

EPYC 9654 outperforms A6-5400K by 9574% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A6-5400K 387
EPYC 9654 1884
+387%

EPYC 9654 outperforms A6-5400K by 387% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A6-5400K 524
EPYC 9654 19322
+3587%

EPYC 9654 outperforms A6-5400K by 3587% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.82 79.49
Recency 2 October 2012 10 November 2022
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 2 192
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 360 Watt

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-5400K in performance tests.

Be aware that A6-5400K is a desktop processor while EPYC 9654 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-5400K and EPYC 9654, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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