AMD A6-9400 vs AMD Athlon II X2 265

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and AMD Athlon II X2 265 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-9400

AMD Athlon II X2 265

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 112021% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1664 vs 1352
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2717 vs 1265

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2019 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664 vs 1352
PassMark - CPU mark	2717 vs 1265

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

1352

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

1265

Name	AMD A6-9400	AMD Athlon II X2 265
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	1352
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	1265
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1925
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3207

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	AMD Athlon II X2 265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Regor
Launch date	2019	September 2010
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1451	1439
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$83
Price now		$82.88
Value for money (0-100)		6.71
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		117 mm
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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™)