AMD A6-9400 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
• Around 85947% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 4.3 GHz
• Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 85°C
• Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• 14 more threads: 16 vs 2
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
• 4.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2421 vs 1664
• 6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17517 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1664 2421
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2717 17517

Compare specifications (specs)