AMD A6-9400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD A6-9400

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 94772% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 3.9 GHz

Launch date	2019 vs 19 April 2018
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 3.9 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 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 FinFET vs 28 nm
3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2241 vs 1664
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13172 vs 2717

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2241 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	13172 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

2241

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

13172

Name	AMD A6-9400	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	2241
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	13172
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		974
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5321
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		46.475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.922

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Zen+
Launch date	2019	19 April 2018
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1562	1559
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD2600BBAFBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$159.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		24.89
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	12
Die size		213 mm
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		4940 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		Wraith Stealth
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16