Ryzen 7 5825U vs A6-7400K

Place in the ranking	2443	673
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	1.50	72.81
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)
Release date	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)	6 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7400K and Ryzen 7 5825U 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Die size	245 mm²	180 mm²
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-7400K and Ryzen 7 5825U 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+	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7400K and Ryzen 7 5825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7400K and Ryzen 7 5825U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7400K and Ryzen 7 5825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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 Ryzen 7 5825U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7400K and Ryzen 7 5825U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7400K and Ryzen 7 5825U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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 1.03

Ryzen 7 5825U 11.54
+1020%

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 1631

Ryzen 7 5825U 18328
+1024%

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.

A6-7400K 405

Ryzen 7 5825U 1721
+325%

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.

A6-7400K 559

Ryzen 7 5825U 6339
+1034%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.03	11.54
Recency	31 July 2014	6 January 2022
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5825U has a 1020.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5825U is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7400K in performance tests.

Note that A6-7400K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5825U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A6-7400K and Ryzen 7 5825U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.