A9-9400 SoC vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and A9-9400 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	905	not rated
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.80	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	12.08	no data
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and A9-9400 SoC 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Die size	192 mm2	125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and A9-9400 SoC 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and A9-9400 SoC. 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, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and A9-9400 SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and A9-9400 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Radeon R5 3CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and A9-9400 SoC.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 April 2018	31 May 2016
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

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