Ryzen 5 2600E vs A6-5400B
Primary details
Comparing A6-5400B and Ryzen 5 2600E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2533 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 1.34 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 19 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-5400B and Ryzen 5 2600E 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-5400B and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FM2 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5400B and Ryzen 5 2600E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400B and Ryzen 5 2600E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400B and Ryzen 5 2600E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 7540D | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5400B and Ryzen 5 2600E.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 19 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
Ryzen 5 2600E has an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A6-5400B and Ryzen 5 2600E. We've got no test results to judge.
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