A6-7400K vs Ryzen 5 5600H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms A6-7400K by a whopping 948% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5600H and A6-7400K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 665 | 2338 |
| Place by popularity | 42 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-H (Zen 3) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 7 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 31 July 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $59 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5600H and A6-7400K 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 | 3.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 245 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 70 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,411 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5600H and A6-7400K 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | FM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and A6-7400K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| PowerGating | no data | + |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
| HSA | no data | 1 |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and A6-7400K are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and A6-7400K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-1866 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 4 |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 256 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5600H and A6-7400K integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and A6-7400K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and A6-7400K.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms A6-7400K by 948% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms A6-7400K by 948% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms A6-7400K by 280% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms A6-7400K by 877% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.00 | 1.05 |
| Recency | 7 January 2021 | 31 July 2014 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
The Ryzen 5 5600H is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7400K in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook processor while A6-7400K is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600H and A6-7400K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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