E2-3000 vs A6-6400K
Primary details
Comparing A6-6400K and E2-3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2449 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | AMD E-Series |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 4 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-6400K and E2-3000 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 1.65 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1303 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on A6-6400K and E2-3000 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and E2-3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE1-4a, AES, ABM, AVX, BMI1, AMD64, VT, EVP, Turbo Core 3.0 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6400K and E2-3000 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and E2-3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 8470D | AMD Radeon HD 8280 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 0.96 | 0.67 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
A6-6400K has 43.3% faster integrated GPU.
E2-3000, on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A6-6400K and E2-3000. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A6-6400K is a desktop processor while E2-3000 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-6400K and E2-3000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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