AMD A6-5400K - CPU Specs

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Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD A6-5000
Family
AMD A
Generation
4
Name
AMD A6-5400K
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
2
CPU Threads
2
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
11
Execution units
3
Generation
4
GPU Frequency
640 MHz
GPU name
AMD Radeon HD 7540D
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Max. displays
2
Max. GPU Memory
2 GB
Release date
Q2/2012
Shader
192
Technology
32 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3-1866
PCIe lanes
—
PCIe version
—

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Kabini (Jaguar)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
1 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2012
Socket
FM2
Technology
28 nm
Virtualization
AMD-V

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

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD A6-5400K with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

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

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

174

AMD A6-5400K

180

AMD FX-8300

178

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

275

AMD A6-5400K

285

AMD A8-4500M

284

AMD A9-9425

All the benchmark results

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

AMD A6-5400K

424

AMD Phenom II X2 560

422

AMD Phenom II X4 955

All the benchmark results

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

AMD A6-5400K

643

AMD A4-3400

639

Intel Pentium 3556U

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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

246 GFLOPS

AMD A6-5400K

250 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-2415M

250 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-2435M

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

2103

AMD A6-5400K

2118

AMD A6-6420K

2107

AMD A8-6600K

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3281

AMD A6-5400K

3297

AMD A8-6410

3292

AMD A6-6400K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

0.96

AMD A6-5400K

0.97

AMD A8-6600K

0.97

Intel Celeron G1610

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.52

AMD A6-5400K

1.55

AMD A8-5545M

1.55

AMD Athlon 5150

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

2177

AMD A6-5400K

2188

AMD Phenom II X2 565

2188

AMD Phenom II X2 B59

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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