AMD A6-5400K Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD A6-5400K has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the AMD A series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FM2 socket and was released in Q3/2012. The AMD A6-5400K scores 415 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 629 points.
AMD A6-5400K

At a glance

Name: AMD A6-5400K
Family: AMD A (112)
CPU group: AMD A6-5000 (3)
Architecture: Kabini (Jaguar)
Technology: 28 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 4
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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 3.80 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A6-5400K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A6-5400K uses the AMD Radeon HD 7540D, which has 192 texture shaders and 3 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 7540D
GPU frequency: 0.64 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: 3
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2012
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1866
29.9 GB/s
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The AMD A6-5400K is made in 28 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 1.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 28 nm
Chip design:
Socket: FM2
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 1.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems:
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q3/2012
Release price: 45 $
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD A6-5400K have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.
Intel Core i7-680UM Intel Core i7-680UM
2C 4T @ 2.53 GHz
419
Intel Core i3-4005U Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
416
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
416
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
415
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
413
Intel Core i5-3339Y Intel Core i5-3339Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
412
Intel Pentium B950 Intel Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
408

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.
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
632
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
632
Intel Atom Z3745D Intel Atom Z3745D
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
631
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
629
AMD A4-5300B AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
623
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
621
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
607

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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
183
AMD A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
182
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
181
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
174
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
171
Intel Core i3-2350M Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
165
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
165

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 A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
285
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
284
Intel Core m3-6Y30 Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
278
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
275
Intel Atom x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
275
AMD A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
273
Intel Core m3-7Y30 Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
270

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.
Intel Core i5-2415M Intel Core i5-2415M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250
Intel Core i5-2435M Intel Core i5-2435M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246
Intel Core i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.95 GHz
243
Intel Core i3-3120ME Intel Core i3-3120ME
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.90 GHz
230

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.
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2197
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
2190
Intel Core i3-5010U Intel Core i3-5010U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
2186
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
2177
Intel Core i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2170
Intel Core m3-6Y30 Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
2165
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2161

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.
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
346
Intel Pentium T4400 Intel Pentium T4400
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
344
Intel Core2 Duo T6570 Intel Core2 Duo T6570
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
339
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
338
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
338
Intel Celeron 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
338
Intel Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
329

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