A6-9400 vs Athlon 220GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79
+63.2%
A6-9400
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.71

Athlon 220GE outperforms A6-9400 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 220GE and A6-9400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16882053
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.542.49
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)16 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 220GE and A6-9400 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)160K
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size209.78 mm2250 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 220GE and A6-9400 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 220GE and A6-9400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 220GE and A6-9400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 220GE and A6-9400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 3Radeon R5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 220GE and A6-9400.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes128

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.

Athlon 220GE 2.79
+63.2%
A6-9400 1.71

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.

Athlon 220GE 4432
+63.1%
A6-9400 2717

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.79 1.71
Recency 1 June 2018 16 March 2019
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 220GE has a 63.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

A6-9400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months.

The Athlon 220GE is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9400 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 220GE and A6-9400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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