AMD A6-5400B vs AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5400B and AMD Phenom X4 9450e 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 X4 9450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400B

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1408 vs 841

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs October 2008
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408 vs 841
PassMark - CPU mark	1459 vs 1455

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5400B
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1408

841

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1459

1455

Name	AMD A6-5400B	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408	841
PassMark - CPU mark	1459	1455
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 X4 9450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Agena
Launch date	October 2012	October 2008
Place in performance rating	2496	2482
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	4
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™)