AMD A6-5400K vs AMD EPYC 7543

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AMD A6-5400K CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7543
AMD A6-5400K AMD EPYC 7543

CPU comparison

AMD A6-5400K or AMD EPYC 7543 - 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 AMD EPYC 7543 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7543 was released in Q1/2021.
AMD A (112) Family AMD EPYC (129)
AMD A6-5000 (3) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
4 Generation 3
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 AMD EPYC 7543 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7543 is at 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz).

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic AMD EPYC 7543
2 Cores 32
2 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

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 AMD EPYC 7543
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-5400K or AMD EPYC 7543 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 no iGPU
0.64 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
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 AMD EPYC 7543 supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 204.8 GB/s.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic AMD EPYC 7543
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-5400K is 65 W, while the AMD EPYC 7543 has a TDP of 225 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic AMD EPYC 7543
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 225 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 240 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-5400K is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7543 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 256.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic AMD EPYC 7543
28 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FM2 Socket SP3
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q1/2021
45 $ Release price 3761 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-5400K (30%)
AMD EPYC 7543 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-5400K (3%)
AMD EPYC 7543 (100%)

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 (30%)
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz
1371 (100%)

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 (2%)
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
29987 (100%)

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 (4%)
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
56570 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz
1708 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
18068 (100%)

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%)
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 3.70 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%)
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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%)
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
@ 0.00 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%)
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-5400K AMD EPYC 7543
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