Pentium E5700 vs A6-5400K

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Aggregate performance score

A6-5400K
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.80
+17.6%
Pentium E5700
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68

A6-5400K outperforms Pentium E5700 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-5400K and Pentium E5700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26002724
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.160.99
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)8 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$110

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-5400K and Pentium E5700 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 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A6-5400K and Pentium E5700 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
SocketFM2LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5400K and Pentium E5700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

A6-5400K and Pentium E5700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400K and Pentium E5700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400K and Pentium E5700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 7540Dno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5400K and Pentium E5700.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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
+17.6%
Pentium E5700 0.68

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
+17.9%
Pentium E5700 1081

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
+17.6%
Pentium E5700 324

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 E5700 520
+1.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 0.68
Recency 2 October 2012 8 August 2010
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

A6-5400K has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The A6-5400K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5700 in performance tests.


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