PRO A12-9830B vs A6-6400K

Primary details

Comparing A6-6400K and PRO A12-9830B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2503	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	1.38	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-6400K and PRO A12-9830B 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	no data
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	246 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-6400K and PRO A12-9830B 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	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25-45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and PRO A12-9830B. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	+	+
RAID	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6400K and PRO A12-9830B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and PRO A12-9830B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	+	+
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6400K and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6400K and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6400K and PRO A12-9830B.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2013	1 June 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

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