Pentium E5400 vs A6-9225
Aggregate performance score
A6-9225 outperforms Pentium E5400 by a substantial 38% 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 ranking | 2568 | 2779 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.46 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.30 | 0.89 |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 1 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.
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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 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 extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
A6-9225 and Pentium E5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9225 and Pentium E5400 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no 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 types | DDR4 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9225 and Pentium E5400.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.84 | 0.61 |
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 18 January 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
A6-9225 has a 37.7% 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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