Celeron J3455 vs A6-9400

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Aggregate performance score

A6-9400
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.78
+21.1%

A6-9400 outperforms Celeron J3455 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-9400 and Celeron J3455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20332186
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.16
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.5013.40
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date16 March 2019 (5 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-9400 and Celeron J3455 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache160Kno data
L2 cache1 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on A6-9400 and Celeron J3455 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9400 and Celeron J3455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

A6-9400 and Celeron J3455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9400 and Celeron J3455 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9400 and Celeron J3455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9400 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9400 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9400 and Celeron J3455.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes86
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.


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.

A6-9400 1.78
+21.1%
Celeron J3455 1.47

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.

A6-9400 2717
+20.4%
Celeron J3455 2256

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.78 1.47
Recency 16 March 2019 30 August 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

A6-9400 has a 21.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Celeron J3455, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

The A6-9400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3455 in performance tests.


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