A6-7400K: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 1.05% of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
AMD started A6-7400K sales 31 July 2014. This is a Kaveri architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 28nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 3900 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FM2+ processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR3-1866 memory.
General info
A6-7400K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 2298 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | |
| Release date | 31 July 2014 (9 years old) | |
| Current price | $63 | of 17802 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 70 °C | of 110 (Core Ultra 7 165H) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on A6-7400K compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M) |
| Socket | FM2+ | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by A6-7400K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| FRTC | 1 | |
| FreeSync | 1 | |
| PowerTune | - | |
| TrueAudio | + | |
| PowerNow | + | |
| PowerGating | + | |
| Out-of-band client management | + | |
| VirusProtect | + | |
| HSA | 1 |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + | |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by A6-7400K's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into A6-7400K.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | |
| iGPU core count | 4 | |
| Number of pipelines | 256 | |
| Enduro | + | |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | |
| UVD | + | |
| VCE | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-7400K's integrated GPU.
| DisplayPort | + | |
| HDMI | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-7400K's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | |
| Vulkan | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | of 128 (EPYC 9654) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of A6-7400K. Overall benchmark performance 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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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%
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%
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Intel equivalent
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