Pentium E5400 vs A6-9225

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Aggregate performance score

A6-9225
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.84
+35.5%
Pentium E5400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62

A6-9225 outperforms Pentium E5400 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-9225 and Pentium E5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25852794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.46
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency5.300.90
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-9225 and Pentium E5400 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 speed2.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache160 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size124.5 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1200 Million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A6-9225 and Pentium E5400 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGALGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9225 and Pentium E5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

A6-9225 and Pentium E5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9225 and Pentium E5400 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9225 and Pentium E5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 686 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9225 and Pentium E5400.

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.

A6-9225 0.84
+35.5%
Pentium E5400 0.62

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.

A6-9225 1334
+36.4%
Pentium E5400 978

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.

A6-9225 271
Pentium E5400 311
+14.8%

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.

A6-9225 453
Pentium E5400 507
+11.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 0.62
Recency 1 June 2018 18 January 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

A6-9225 has a 35.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The A6-9225 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5400 in performance tests.

Be aware that A6-9225 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9225 and Pentium E5400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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