AMD A6-5400B vs AMD Phenom II X2 B55

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5400B and AMD Phenom II X2 B55 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 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).

AMD A6-5400B

AMD Phenom II X2 B55

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400B

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1408 vs 1201
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1459 vs 1183

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs October 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408 vs 1201
PassMark - CPU mark	1459 vs 1183

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 B55

4.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1851 vs 439
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2854 vs 695

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1851 vs 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2854 vs 695

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5400B
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 B55

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1408

1201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1459

1183

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

439

1851

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

2854

Name	AMD A6-5400B	AMD Phenom II X2 B55
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408	1201
PassMark - CPU mark	1459	1183
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439	1851
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	695	2854
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	601
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.556

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5400B	AMD Phenom II X2 B55
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Callisto
Launch date	October 2012	October 2009
Place in performance rating	2489	2495
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$48
Price now		$48
Value for money (0-100)		11.85
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)