Pentium G4400 vs A6-6310
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G4400 outperforms A6-6310 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-6310 and Pentium G4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2437 | 2101 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.61 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 6.63 | 3.01 |
| Architecture codename | Beema (2014) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $64 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A6-6310 and Pentium G4400 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 33 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 150 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 65 °C |
| Number of transistors | 930 Million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-6310 and Pentium G4400 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT3b | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6310 and Pentium G4400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
A6-6310 and Pentium G4400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6310 and Pentium G4400 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6310 and Pentium G4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1865 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 510 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-6310 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-6310 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-6310 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6310 and Pentium G4400.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
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 | 1.05 | 1.62 |
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 1 September 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 54 Watt |
A6-6310 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 260% lower power consumption.
Pentium G4400, on the other hand, has a 54.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Pentium G4400 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-6310 in performance tests.
Be aware that A6-6310 is a notebook processor while Pentium G4400 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-6310 and Pentium G4400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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