A6-3600 vs Pentium G4400

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4400
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.62
+51.4%
A6-3600
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.07

Pentium G4400 outperforms A6-3600 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4400 and A6-3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20982427
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency3.011.56
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)30 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4400 and A6-3600 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size98.57 mm2228 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1750 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4400 and A6-3600 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
SocketFCLGA1151FM1
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4400 and A6-3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium G4400 and A6-3600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4400 and A6-3600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4400 and A6-3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 510Radeon HD 6530D
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4400 and A6-3600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4400 and A6-3600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4400 and A6-3600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4400 and A6-3600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Pentium G4400 1.62
+51.4%
A6-3600 1.07

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.

Pentium G4400 2577
+51.9%
A6-3600 1697

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.

Pentium G4400 688
+168%
A6-3600 257

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.

Pentium G4400 1167
+47.9%
A6-3600 789

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 1.07
Recency 1 September 2015 30 June 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G4400 has a 51.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 20.4% lower power consumption.

A6-3600, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Pentium G4400 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3600 in performance tests.


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