AMD A6-9400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD A6-9400

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 99900% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 3.7 GHz

Launch date	2019 vs 11 April 2017
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 3.7 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 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
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 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2112 vs 1664
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9099 vs 2717

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2112 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	9099 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

2112

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

9099

Name	AMD A6-9400	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	2112
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	9099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3620
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3706

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Zen
Launch date	2019	11 April 2017
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB	YD150XBBM4GAE
Place in performance rating	1552	1549
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$189
OPN PIB		YD150XBBAEBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$139.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		21.18
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	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Die size		192 mm
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		4800 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		2667 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		Wraith Spire (No LED)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16