AMD A6-5400K vs AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5400K and AMD Phenom II X6 1065T 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400K

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% 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
Launch date October 2012 vs December 2010
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.9 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

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1361 vs 1268
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3384 vs 1262
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1361 vs 1268
PassMark - CPU mark 3384 vs 1262

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5400K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1268
1361
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1262
3384
Name AMD A6-5400K AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1268 1361
PassMark - CPU mark 1262 3384
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.9
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.733
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4873
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4873

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-5400K AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinity Thuban
Launch date October 2012 December 2010
Place in performance rating 1716 1718
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm 346 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 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Transistor count 1178 million 904 million
Unlocked
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™)