A6-4400M vs i7-3970X Extreme Edition

Place in the ranking	1111	2757
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7EE	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	3.67	1.72
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	12 November 2012 (11 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and A6-4400M 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	no data	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	no data	96 KB
L2 cache	1,536 KB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	15 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and A6-4400M 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and A6-4400M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and A6-4400M are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and A6-4400M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	unknown
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 7520G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and A6-4400M.

PCIe version	2.00	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.03	0.66
Recency	12 November 2012	15 May 2012
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt

i7-3970X Extreme Edition has a 813.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

A6-4400M, on the other hand, has 328.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4400M in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition is a desktop processor while A6-4400M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and A6-4400M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.