AMD A6-9400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, 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 3400G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 87995% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 4.2 GHz

Launch date	2019 vs 7 July 2019
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 4.2 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

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: 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 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2337 vs 1664
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9279 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	12 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2337 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	9279 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

2337

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

9279

Name	AMD A6-9400	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	2337
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	9279
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		939
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2426

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Zen 2
Launch date	2019	7 July 2019
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB	YD3400C5M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1460	1489
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen
Launch price (MSRP)		$149
OPN PIB		YD3400C5FHBOX
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	3.7 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	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
L3 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		11
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5	Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1400 MHz
iGPU core count		11
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45-65 Watt
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
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x8