Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs A6-6400K

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2824	3520
Place by popularity	79	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	Pentium 4
Power efficiency	0.56	0.09
Designer	AMD	Intel
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Northwood (2002−2004)
Release date	1 June 2013 (12 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

A6-6400K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	400 MHz
L1 cache	96 KB	no data
L2 cache	1024 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-6400K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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	no data
Socket	FM2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6400K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์	192	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6400K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6400K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6400K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.86	0.19
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

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