AMD A6-5357M vs AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5357M and AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5357M

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
• Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1243 vs 785

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1797 vs 1165

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5357M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1243 785
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1165 1797

Compare specifications (specs)