A6-7400K vs Celeron N4000C

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4000C
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.92

A6-7400K outperforms Celeron N4000C by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25372435
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency13.981.50
Architecture codenameno dataKaveri (2014−2015)
Release date1 April 2019 (5 years ago)31 July 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K 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 speed1.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data1024 KB
L3 cache4 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg C70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1090FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/sDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 600AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
Number of pipelinesno data256
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency650 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.4no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes616
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.

Celeron N4000C 0.92
A6-7400K 1.07
+16.3%

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.

Celeron N4000C 1406
A6-7400K 1631
+16%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.92 1.07
Recency 1 April 2019 31 July 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N4000C has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

A6-7400K, on the other hand, has a 16.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The A6-7400K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000C in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4000C is a notebook processor while A6-7400K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4000C and A6-7400K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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