i5-650 vs A6-4400M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-4400M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.66

Core i5-650 outperforms A6-4400M by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-4400M and Core i5-650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27522189
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.93
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency1.721.84
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-4400M and Core i5-650 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.46 GHz
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
L1 cache96 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-4400M and Core i5-650 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 configuration11
SocketFS1r2FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4400M and Core i5-650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+

Security technologies

A6-4400M and Core i5-650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-4400M and Core i5-650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-4400M and Core i5-650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16.38 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7520GIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HDno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-4400M and Core i5-650 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-4400M and Core i5-650.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A6-4400M 0.66
i5-650 1.47
+123%

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.

A6-4400M 1010
i5-650 2248
+123%

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.

A6-4400M 318
i5-650 454
+42.8%

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.

A6-4400M 403
i5-650 931
+131%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 1.47
Recency 15 May 2012 7 January 2010
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 73 Watt

A6-4400M has an age advantage of 2 years, and 108.6% lower power consumption.

i5-650, on the other hand, has a 122.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

The Core i5-650 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4400M in performance tests.

Be aware that A6-4400M is a notebook processor while Core i5-650 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-4400M and Core i5-650, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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