Ryzen 7 5700G vs A6-6400K

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Aggregate performance score

A6-6400K
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.97
Ryzen 7 5700G
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
15.88
+1537%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by a whopping 1537% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-6400K and Ryzen 7 5700G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2399402
Place by popularitynot in top-10046
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1211.54
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Cezanne (Zen 3)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$359
Current price$84 $1050 (2.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5700G has 9517% better value for money than A6-6400K.

Detailed specifications

A6-6400K and Ryzen 7 5700G 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache96 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm2AM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on A6-6400K and Ryzen 7 5700G 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
SocketFM2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and Ryzen 7 5700G. 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 3.0DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVX++
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
Out-of-band client management-no data
VirusProtect+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6400K and Ryzen 7 5700G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and Ryzen 7 5700G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon HD 8470DAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Number of pipelines192no data
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6400K and Ryzen 7 5700G integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6400K and Ryzen 7 5700G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6400K and Ryzen 7 5700G.

PCIe version2.03.0

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 0.97
Ryzen 7 5700G 15.88
+1537%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 1537% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A6-6400K 1496
Ryzen 7 5700G 24563
+1542%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 1542% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A6-6400K 410
Ryzen 7 5700G 1984
+384%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 384% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A6-6400K 580
Ryzen 7 5700G 8738
+1407%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 1407% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A6-6400K 3068
Ryzen 7 5700G 6196
+102%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 102% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A6-6400K 5079
Ryzen 7 5700G 38827
+664%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 664% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A6-6400K 2654
Ryzen 7 5700G 14324
+440%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 440% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A6-6400K 2
Ryzen 7 5700G 24
+1320%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 1320% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A6-6400K 149
Ryzen 7 5700G 2107
+1314%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 1314% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A6-6400K 88
Ryzen 7 5700G 243
+176%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 176% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A6-6400K 0.83
Ryzen 7 5700G 2.86
+245%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 245% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A6-6400K 1
Ryzen 7 5700G 10.5
+994%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 994% in TrueCrypt AES.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A6-6400K 11
Ryzen 7 5700G 123
+1002%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 1002% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A6-6400K 57
Ryzen 7 5700G 274
+381%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms A6-6400K by 381% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.97 15.88
Integrated graphics card 0.94 9.08
Recency 1 June 2013 13 April 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm

The Ryzen 7 5700G is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-6400K in performance tests.


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