A4-6300B vs A6-7400K

Place in the ranking	2413	2549
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.50	1.22
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7400K and A4-6300B 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	96K
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	245 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	70 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-7400K and A4-6300B 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+	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7400K and A4-6300B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7400K and A4-6300B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7400K and A4-6300B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3-1600
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Radeon HD 8370D
iGPU core count	4	no data
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7400K and A4-6300B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7400K and A4-6300B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7400K and A4-6300B.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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.

A6-7400K 1.07
+23%

A4-6300B 0.87

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.

A6-7400K 1634
+23%

A4-6300B 1328