N100 vs A6-6400K

Place in the ranking	2503	1538
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.38	54.57
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	no data
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-6400K and N100 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)	no data
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	no data
L2 cache	1024 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-6400K and N100 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
Socket	FM2	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE1-4a, AES, ABM, AVX, BMI1, AMD64, VT, EVP, Turbo Core 3.0	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
GPIO	no data	+

Security technologies

A6-6400K and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

OS Guard

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6400K and N100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	Intel UHD Graphics
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6400K and N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-6400K and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6400K and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6400K and N100.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	no data	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

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.

A6-6400K 0.95

N100 3.46
+264%

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.

A6-6400K 1504

N100 5497
+265%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.95	3.46
Integrated graphics card	0.97	5.58
Recency	1 June 2013	1 January 2023
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

N100 has a 264.2% higher aggregate performance score, 475.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more threads, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-6400K in performance tests.

Note that A6-6400K is a desktop processor while N100 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A6-6400K and N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.