AMD A6 PRO-7400B vs AMD Phenom X4 B99

Comparative analysis of AMD A6 PRO-7400B and AMD Phenom X4 B99 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

AMD A6 PRO-7400B

AMD Phenom X4 B99

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6 PRO-7400B

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1494 vs 1377

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1494 vs 1377

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 B99

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2536 vs 1640

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2536 vs 1640

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6 PRO-7400B
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 B99

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1494

1377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1640

2536

Name	AMD A6 PRO-7400B	AMD Phenom X4 B99
PassMark - Single thread mark	1494	1377
PassMark - CPU mark	1640	2536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1.769
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	45.706

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6 PRO-7400B	AMD Phenom X4 B99
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	AD740BYBI23JA	HDXB99WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	1810	1835
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	756 MHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0