AMD A6-5400K vs Intel Pentium G860T

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AMD A6-5400K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G860T
AMD A6-5400K Intel Pentium G860T

CPU comparison

AMD A6-5400K or Intel Pentium G860T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A6-5400K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5400K was released in Q3/2012.

The Intel Pentium G860T has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G860T was released in Q2/2012.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A6-5000 (3) CPU group Intel Pentium G800 (2)
4 Generation 3
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-5400K has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-5400K is 3.60 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Intel Pentium G860T has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G860T is at 2.60 GHz.
AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-5400K or Intel Pentium G860T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon HD 7540D GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
0.64 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
4 GPU Generation 6
32 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
3 Compute units 6
192 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 10.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon HD 7540D GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-5400K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Intel Pentium G860T supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-5400K is 65 W, while the Intel Pentium G860T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-5400K is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium G860T is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FM2 Socket LGA 1155
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2012
45 $ Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (43%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
415 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
629 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
174 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
275 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
2177 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
338 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD A6-5400K Intel Pentium G860T
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