Pentium 4 2.4 GHz vs A6-5400K

Primary details

Comparing A6-5400K and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2597not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataPentium 4
Power efficiency1.17no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Northwood (2002−2004)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-5400K and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data400 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-5400K and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt59.8 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400K and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400K and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 7540Dno data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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
+873%
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 131

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 59 Watt

A6-5400K has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz, on the other hand, has 10.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A6-5400K and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. We've got no test results to judge.


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