Celeron G6900 vs A6-4400M
Aggregate performance score
Celeron G6900 outperforms A6-4400M by a whopping 347% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-4400M and Celeron G6900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2775 | 1673 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.73 | 5.88 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-4400M and Celeron G6900 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-4400M and Celeron G6900 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1r2 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 46 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4400M and Celeron G6900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
A6-4400M and Celeron G6900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-4400M and Celeron G6900 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-4400M and Celeron G6900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 7520G (496 - 685 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 710 |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 16 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-4400M and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-4400M and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-4400M and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-4400M and Celeron G6900.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.64 | 2.86 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.82 | 2.86 |
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 4 January 2022 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 46 Watt |
A6-4400M has 31.4% lower power consumption.
Celeron G6900, on the other hand, has a 346.9% higher aggregate performance score, 248.8% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 9 years.
The Celeron G6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4400M in performance tests.
Be aware that A6-4400M is a notebook processor while Celeron G6900 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-4400M and Celeron G6900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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