A4-4000 vs A6-7400K

Primary details

Comparing A6-7400K and A4-4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2313	2546
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.94
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	31 July 2014 (9 years ago)	1 June 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	$61	$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-7400K and A4-4000 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	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	245 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	70 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-7400K and A4-4000 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+	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7400K and A4-4000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
HSA	1	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7400K and A4-4000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7400K and A4-4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 7480D
iGPU core count	4	no data
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7400K and A4-4000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7400K and A4-4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7400K and A4-4000.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

A6-7400K outperforms A4-4000 by 40% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.05	0.75
Integrated graphics card		0.72
Recency	31 July 2014	1 June 2013
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm

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