Pentium 3560M vs A6-5400K

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Aggregate performance score

A6-5400K
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.80
Pentium 3560M
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.85
+6.2%

Pentium 3560M outperforms A6-5400K by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-5400K and Pentium 3560M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26002565
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.162.17
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

A6-5400K and Pentium 3560M 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2130 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million960 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-5400K and Pentium 3560M 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
SocketFM2FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5400K and Pentium 3560M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A6-5400K and Pentium 3560M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400K and Pentium 3560M 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 A6-5400K and Pentium 3560M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 7540DIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5400K and Pentium 3560M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5400K and Pentium 3560M.

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.

A6-5400K 0.80
Pentium 3560M 0.85
+6.2%

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.

A6-5400K 1275
Pentium 3560M 1345
+5.5%

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.

A6-5400K 381
Pentium 3560M 514
+34.9%

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.

A6-5400K 512
Pentium 3560M 960
+87.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 0.85
Recency 2 October 2012 14 April 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 37 Watt

Pentium 3560M has a 6.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 75.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-5400K and Pentium 3560M.

Note that A6-5400K is a desktop processor while Pentium 3560M is a notebook one.


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