AMD A10-6790K vs AMD Athlon XP 2400+

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-6790K and AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6790K

• CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
• Around 115% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 130 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 4.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1559 vs 375
• 13.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3108 vs 234

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2400+

• Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 68 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-6790K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2400+

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1559 375
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3108 234

Compare specifications (specs)