AMD A6-5400B vs AMD Phenom X3 8450e

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5400B and AMD Phenom X3 8450e 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).

AMD A6-5400B

AMD Phenom X3 8450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400B

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 71% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1408 vs 826
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1459 vs 1257

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs September 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408 vs 826
PassMark - CPU mark	1459 vs 1257

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5400B
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1408

826

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1459

1257

Name	AMD A6-5400B	AMD Phenom X3 8450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408	826
PassMark - CPU mark	1459	1257
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	695
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	601
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	601

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5400B	AMD Phenom X3 8450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Toliman
Launch date	October 2012	September 2008
Place in performance rating	2495	2504
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	285 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	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Transistor count	1178 million	450 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)