AMD A6-9400 vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-9400

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 92400% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 4 GHz

Launch date	2019 vs 10 September 2018
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 4 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
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: 12 nm vs 28 nm
2.4x 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 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2354 vs 1664
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7530 vs 2717

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2354 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	7530 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

2354

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

7530

Name	AMD A6-9400	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	2354
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	7530
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1011
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3088

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Zen
Launch date	2019	10 September 2018
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB	YD230XBBM4KAF
Place in performance rating	1461	1315
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		210 mm
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		4950 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Not included
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0