AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD A6-6400K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD A6-6400K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

AMD A6-6400K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm SOI

Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm SOI

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6400K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD A6-6400K

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD A6-6400K
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319
PassMark - Single thread mark		1443
PassMark - CPU mark		1502
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.797
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.666
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		643
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1741
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3943
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		643
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1741
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3943

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD A6-6400K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Richland
Launch date	Q1'2020	4 June 2013
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX	AD640KOKA23HL
Place in performance rating	2029	2061
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD640KOKHLBOX
Series		AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		96 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		70 °C
Maximum core temperature		70°C
Transistor count		1303 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision		2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		192
Number of pipelines		192
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		11
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0