Athlon X2 450 vs A6-6400K

Aggregate performance score

A6-6400K
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.95
+15.9%
Athlon X2 450
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.82

A6-6400K outperforms Athlon X2 450 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-6400K and Athlon X2 450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25192602
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.381.19
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)31 July 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-6400K and Athlon X2 450 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache96 KB128K
L2 cache1024 KB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on A6-6400K and Athlon X2 450 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
SocketFM2FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and Athlon X2 450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE1-4a, AES, ABM, AVX, BMI1, AMD64, VT, EVP, Turbo Core 3.0no data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6400K and Athlon X2 450 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and Athlon X2 450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3-1866
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8470Dno data
จำนวนพาธไลน์192no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6400K and Athlon X2 450 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6400K and Athlon X2 450 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6400K and Athlon X2 450.

PCIe version2.03.0
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.

A6-6400K 0.95
+15.9%
Athlon X2 450 0.82

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.

A6-6400K 1504
+16.1%
Athlon X2 450 1295

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 0.82
Recency 1 June 2013 31 July 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm

A6-6400K has a 15.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon X2 450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The A6-6400K is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 450 in performance tests.


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