A6-9400 vs Pentium G4500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76
+2.9%
A6-9400
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.71

Pentium G4500 outperforms A6-9400 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4500 and A6-9400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20312053
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency3.262.49
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)16 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$82no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4500 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64K (per core)160K
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size150 mm2250 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500 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
Socket1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 and A6-9400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4500 and A6-9400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500 and A6-9400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2400
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 530Radeon R5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and A6-9400.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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 G4500 1.76
+2.9%
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.

Pentium G4500 2797
+2.9%
A6-9400 2717

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 1.71
Recency 1 September 2015 16 March 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G4500 has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 27.5% lower power consumption.

A6-9400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G4500 and A6-9400.


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