AMD A6-6400B vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6400B and Intel Pentium 4 HT 560 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-6400B

Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6400B

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
L1 cache	96 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6400B
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Name	AMD A6-6400B	Intel Pentium 4 HT 560
PassMark - Single thread mark	1608
PassMark - CPU mark	1616
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1106

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-6400B	Intel Pentium 4 HT 560
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD640BOKA23HL
Place in performance rating	1637	2292
Series	AMD Business Class - Dual-Core A6-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Prescott
Launch date		June 2004
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
Die size		109 mm
Transistor count		125 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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	775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0