A6-9400 vs Ryzen 7 8700G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	248	1937
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.84	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Phoenix	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	16 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$299	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9400 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	160K
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Die size	178 mm2	250 mm2
Number of transistors	25,000 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9400 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
Socket	AM5	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR4-2400

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 780M

Radeon R5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9400.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

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 7 8700G outperforms A6-9400 by 1064% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.49	1.76
Recency	8 January 2024	16 March 2019
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm

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