AMD A6-5400B vs AMD Phenom II X4 920

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5400B and AMD Phenom II X4 920 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 X4 920

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400B

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1408 vs 1133

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs January 2009
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408 vs 1133

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 920

Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2181 vs 1459
3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1674 vs 439
6.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4682 vs 695

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2181 vs 1459
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1674 vs 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4682 vs 695

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5400B
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 920

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1408

1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1459

2181

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

439

1674

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

4682

Name	AMD A6-5400B	AMD Phenom II X4 920
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408	1133
PassMark - CPU mark	1459	2181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439	1674
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	695	4682
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	601
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.506

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5400B	AMD Phenom II X4 920
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Deneb
Launch date	October 2012	January 2009
Place in performance rating	2501	2508
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$90
Price now		$66.99
Value for money (0-100)		14.95
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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
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	125 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)