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AMD A6-5400K Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-12

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.

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

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
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.

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:	--

AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz (3.80 GHz)

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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 2C 4T @ 2.53 GHz	419
	Intel Core i3-4005U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	416
	Intel Core i3-4010U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	416
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	415
	Intel Pentium B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	413
	Intel Core i5-3339Y 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	412
	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 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	632
	Intel Celeron 2957U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	632
	Intel Atom Z3745D 4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz	631
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	629
	AMD A4-5300B 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	623
	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	621
	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 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	183
	AMD A6-9225 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	182
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	181
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	174
	Intel Pentium Silver N5000 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	171
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	165
	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 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	285
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	284
	Intel Core m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	278
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	275
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	275
	AMD A6-9225 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	273
	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 HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2435M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2450M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	AMD A6-5400K AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246
	AMD A6-5400B AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246
	Intel Core i5-3610ME Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.95 GHz	243
	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 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	2197
	Intel Celeron 7305 5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz	2190
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	2186
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	2177
	Intel Core i5-4250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	2170
	Intel Core m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	2165
	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 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	346
	Intel Pentium T4400 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	344
	Intel Core2 Duo T6570 2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz	339
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	338
	Intel Pentium B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	338
	Intel Celeron 1037U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	338
	Intel Pentium T4300 2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz	329

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,457 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
744 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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