Pentium G4600T vs A6-5400K

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Aggregate performance score

A6-5400K
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.80
Pentium G4600T
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.93
+141%

Pentium G4600T outperforms A6-5400K by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-5400K and Pentium G4600T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26171965
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.30
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.165.22
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-5400K and Pentium G4600T 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-5400K and Pentium G4600T 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM21151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5400K and Pentium G4600T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400K and Pentium G4600T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400K and Pentium G4600T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 7540DIntel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5400K and Pentium G4600T.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 0.80
Pentium G4600T 1.93
+141%

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.

A6-5400K 1275
Pentium G4600T 3062
+140%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 1.93
Recency 2 October 2012 3 January 2017
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium G4600T has a 141.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4600T is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-5400K in performance tests.


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