AMD A6-5400B vs Intel Core i7-970

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5400B and Intel Core i7-970 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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

Intel Core i7-970

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400B

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
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
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	October 2012 vs July 2010
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-970

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1467 vs 1408
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6538 vs 1459
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 592 vs 439
4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3217 vs 695

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1467 vs 1408
PassMark - CPU mark	6538 vs 1459
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	592 vs 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3217 vs 695

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5400B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1408

1467

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1459

6538

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

439

592

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

3217

Name	AMD A6-5400B	Intel Core i7-970
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408	1467
PassMark - CPU mark	1459	6538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439	592
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	695	3217
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	601
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.816

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5400B	Intel Core i7-970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Gulftown
Launch date	October 2012	July 2010
Place in performance rating	2503	2495
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$662
Price now		$148.99
Processor Number		i7-970
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		16.59
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	239 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Transistor count	1178 million	1170 million
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		12
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm X 45.0mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring