Pentium G4400 vs A6-9400

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Aggregate performance score

A6-9400
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.71
+5.6%
Pentium G4400
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.62

A6-9400 outperforms Pentium G4400 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-9400 and Pentium G4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20532098
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.61
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.493.01
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date16 March 2019 (5 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-9400 and Pentium G4400 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache160K128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (shared)512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors3,100 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on A6-9400 and Pentium G4400 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)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9400 and Pentium G4400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A6-9400 and Pentium G4400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9400 and Pentium G4400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9400 and Pentium G4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5Intel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9400 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-9400 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9400 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9400 and Pentium G4400.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

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 1.71
+5.6%
Pentium G4400 1.62

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
+5.4%
Pentium G4400 2577

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.71 1.62
Recency 16 March 2019 1 September 2015
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt

A6-9400 has a 5.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Pentium G4400, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 20.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-9400 and Pentium G4400.


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