AMD A6-6400B vs Intel Core i7-4790

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6400B and Intel Core i7-4790 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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), 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 A6-6400B

  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72.72°C vs 70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2231 vs 1608
  • 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7266 vs 1616
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 72.72°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 256 KB vs 96 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2231 vs 1608
PassMark - CPU mark 7266 vs 1616

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6400B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4790

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1608
2231
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1616
7266
Name AMD A6-6400B Intel Core i7-4790
PassMark - Single thread mark 1608 2231
PassMark - CPU mark 1616 7266
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 943
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3461
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 89.044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.435
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3807

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-6400B Intel Core i7-4790

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD640BOKA23HL
Place in performance rating 1636 1626
Series AMD Business Class - Dual-Core A6-Series APU for Desktops 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date 1 April 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $303
Price now $278.99
Processor Number i7-4790
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.55

Performance

Base frequency 3.9 GHz 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C 72.72°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Transistor count 1400 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz 1.2 GHz
iGPU core count 192
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8470D Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x412
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 11 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)