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AMD A6-5400K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2012
AMD A6-5400K
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS

What's the best choice AMD A6-5400K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A6-5400K has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2012.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS has a base frequency of 3 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in 2021-01-12.

Differences

AMD A6-5400K Reasons to consider
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A6-5400K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    516 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    480 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1035 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1207 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1203 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    600 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    750 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    601 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    744 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1009 place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    6 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 11 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    182 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    302 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    227 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD A6-5000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000H
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.5 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    3 left arrow 6
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    640 MHz left arrow 1800 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 7540D left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 384
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 7
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS and AMD A6-5400K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A6-5400K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 35 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 54 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A6-5400K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kabini (Jaguar) left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    1 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow 2021-01-12
  • Socket
    FM2 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Cezanne
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000296
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A6-5400K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

415.000000
AMD A6-5400K
1376.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

629.000000
AMD A6-5400K
5855.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

246.000000
AMD A6-5400K
1229.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS

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