A6-4400M vs FX-8800P

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8800P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.86
+182%

FX-8800P outperforms A6-4400M by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8800P and A6-4400M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20082758
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoAMD A-Series
Power efficiency11.351.73
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8800P 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data96 KB
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size250 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,100 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on FX-8800P 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 configuration11
SocketFP4FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8800P and A6-4400M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.086x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8800P and A6-4400M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8800P and A6-4400M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133unknown
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 7520G
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8800P and A6-4400M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8800P and A6-4400M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8800P and A6-4400M.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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.

FX-8800P 1.86
+182%
A6-4400M 0.66

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.

FX-8800P 2851
+182%
A6-4400M 1010

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

FX-8800P 526
+65.4%
A6-4400M 318

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

FX-8800P 1194
+196%
A6-4400M 403

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

FX-8800P 2604
+13.6%
A6-4400M 2292

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

FX-8800P 7860
+131%
A6-4400M 3407

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

FX-8800P 4227
+134%
A6-4400M 1804

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

FX-8800P 12.02
+290%
A6-4400M 46.82

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

FX-8800P 3
+197%
A6-4400M 1

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

FX-8800P 0.96
+20%
A6-4400M 0.8

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

FX-8800P 2.2
+233%
A6-4400M 0.7

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

FX-8800P 21
+178%
A6-4400M 8

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

FX-8800P 94
+141%
A6-4400M 39

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

FX-8800P 1543
+14%
A6-4400M 1353

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 0.66
Recency 2 June 2015 15 May 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

FX-8800P has a 181.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The FX-8800P is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4400M in performance tests.


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