AMD A6-7310 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7310 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE 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 A6-7310

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1726 vs 982
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 May 2015 vs August 2007
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1726 vs 982

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 771
  • 6.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1531 vs 247
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2453 vs 712
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1131 vs 771
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1531 vs 247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2453 vs 712

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7310
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
771
1131
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1726
982
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
247
1531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
712
2453
Name AMD A6-7310 AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 771 1131
PassMark - CPU mark 1726 982
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 247 1531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 712 2453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.012
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4016
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4016

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-7310 AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Carrizo-L Windsor
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 7 May 2015 August 2007
OPN Tray AM7310JBY44JB
Place in performance rating 2351 1854
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 930 Million 227 million
Unlocked
Die size 230 mm
L1 cache 256 KB

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3L

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP4, FT3b AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0