AMD A6-9400 vs Intel Pentium G640T

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and Intel Pentium G640T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-9400

Intel Pentium G640T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 154067% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 65.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 25% 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
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1664 vs 1102
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2717 vs 1139

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2019 vs June 2012
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 65.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	160 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	2717 vs 1139

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G640T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

1102

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

1139

Name	AMD A6-9400	Intel Pentium G640T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	1102
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	1139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2071
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3203

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	Intel Pentium G640T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	2019	June 2012
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1549	1565
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G640T
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR3 1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.1 GHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)