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    AMD A8-9600 vs AMD A6-5400K

    AMD A8-9600
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
    AMD A8-9600
    AMD A6-5400K
    AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
    3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2012
    AMD A6-5400K

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD A8-9600
      100%
    • AMD A6-5400K
      114%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD A8-9600
      100%
    • AMD A6-5400K
      119%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD A8-9600
      100%
    • AMD A6-5400K
      109%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD A8-9600

    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

    Reasons to consider AMD A6-5400K

    19% higher single threaded performance.
    9% higher multi threaded performance.
    Around 14% higher average synthetic performance.
    AMD A6-5400K

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD A6-5400K

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A8-9600AMD A6-5400K
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V

    Architecture

    AMD A8-9600AMD A6-5400K
    ArchitectureAMD ExcavatorvsAMD Piledriver
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
    CodenameBristol RidgevsTrinity
    Release DateSep 2016vsOct 2012

    Cores

    AMD A8-9600AMD A6-5400K
    Cores4vs4
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon R7vsRadeon HD 7540D

    Cache

    AMD A8-9600AMD A6-5400K
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache0 KBvs0 KB

    Physical

    AMD A8-9600AMD A6-5400K
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket FM2
    Max Case Tempunknownvs70°C
    PackageuPGAvsuPGA
    Die Sizeunknownvs246mm²
    Process14 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD A8-9600AMD A6-5400K
    Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3600 MHz
    Turbo Clock3400 MHzvs3800 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvs1.475 V
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A8-9600
      2346 points
    • AMD A6-5400K
      2318 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A8-9600
      7443 points
    • AMD A6-5400K
      7202 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD A8-9600 (simulated)
      72.05
    • AMD A6-5400K (simulated)
      86.36

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD A8-9600 (simulated)
      260.24
    • AMD A6-5400K (simulated)
      286.24

    points - higher is better

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