AMD A6-6400K vs AMD Athlon II X4 600e

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6400K and AMD Athlon II X4 600e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, 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 A6-6400K

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 86% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1444 vs 913

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
• Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1795 vs 1509

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6400K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 600e

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1444 913
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1509 1795

Compare specifications (specs)