AMD A6-6400B vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6400B and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6400B

  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 14 more threads: 16 vs 2
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 32 nm SOI
  • 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2421 vs 1608
  • 10.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17518 vs 1616
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 85°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 768 KB vs 96 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2421 vs 1608
PassMark - CPU mark 17518 vs 1616

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6400B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1608
2421
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1616
17518
Name AMD A6-6400B AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1608 2421
PassMark - CPU mark 1616 17518
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1057
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7046
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4802
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.816

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-6400B AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray AD640BOKA23HL
Place in performance rating 1633 1626
Series AMD Business Class - Dual-Core A6-Series APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen+
Launch date 19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $329
OPN PIB YD270XBGAFBOX
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $309.89
Value for money (0-100) 16.13

Performance

Base frequency 3.9 GHz 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 70°C 85°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 8
Number of threads 2 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 209.78 mm
L3 cache 16 MB
Transistor count 4940 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 192
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith Prism with RGB LED

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16