Ryzen 5 2400GE vs A8-6600K

Primary details

Comparing A8-6600K and Ryzen 5 2400GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1866	1177
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.47	5.26
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$142	no data
Current price	$58 (0.4x MSRP)	$82

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2400GE has 1019% better value for money than A8-6600K.

Detailed specifications

A8-6600K and Ryzen 5 2400GE 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	210 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	4,950 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A8-6600K and Ryzen 5 2400GE 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FM2	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6600K and Ryzen 5 2400GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	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 A8-6600K and Ryzen 5 2400GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6600K and Ryzen 5 2400GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	46.933 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
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 A8-6600K and Ryzen 5 2400GE integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6600K and Ryzen 5 2400GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6600K and Ryzen 5 2400GE.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

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.

Ryzen 5 2400GE outperforms A8-6600K by 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.95	4.86
Integrated graphics card	1.15	5.49
Recency	1 June 2013	19 April 2018
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt

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