V-Series V120 vs A6-5400B
Aggregate performance score
A6-5400B outperforms V-Series V120 by a whopping 241% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-5400B and V-Series V120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2533 | 3146 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD V-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.34 | 1.02 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-5400B and V-Series V120 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-5400B and V-Series V120 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 | no data |
| Socket | FM2 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5400B and V-Series V120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400B and V-Series V120 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400B and V-Series V120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 7540D | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.92 | 0.27 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 12 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
A6-5400B has a 240.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
V-Series V120, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.
The A6-5400B is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.
Note that A6-5400B is a desktop processor while V-Series V120 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-5400B and V-Series V120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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