AMD A6-9400 vs AMD Athlon 3000G

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and AMD Athlon 3000G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A6-9400

AMD Athlon 3000G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later

Launch date	2019 vs 7 Nov 2019

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1963 vs 1664
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4455 vs 2717

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 160 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	4455 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 3000G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

1963

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

4455

Name	AMD A6-9400	AMD Athlon 3000G
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	1963
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	4455

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	AMD Athlon 3000G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Zen+
Launch date	2019	7 Nov 2019
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB	YD3000C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1562	1296
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$49
OPN PIB		YD3000C6FHBOX
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
L3 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Execution Units		3
Graphics base frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Number of pipelines		192
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+1x4
Total number of SATA ports		4
USB revision		3.0