i5-10400F vs A6-5357M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-5357M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.73
Core i5-10400F
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.20
+1023%

Core i5-10400F outperforms A6-5357M by a whopping 1023% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-5357M and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2684926
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data23.93
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency1.9711.94
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-5357M and Core i5-10400F 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-5357M and Core i5-10400F 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
SocketFP2FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5357M and Core i5-10400F. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

A6-5357M and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5357M and Core i5-10400F 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 A6-5357M and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8450G (533 - 720 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5357M and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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.

A6-5357M 0.73
i5-10400F 8.20
+1023%

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.

A6-5357M 1165
i5-10400F 13029
+1018%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.73 8.20
Recency 1 June 2013 30 April 2020
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A6-5357M has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-10400F, on the other hand, has a 1023.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-10400F is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-5357M in performance tests.

Be aware that A6-5357M is a notebook processor while Core i5-10400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-5357M and Core i5-10400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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