AMD A6-5400K Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A6-5400K features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2012 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A6-5400K, you'll need a motherboard with a FM2 socket.
Name: AMD A6-5400K
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A6-5000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-5400K has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-5400K is 3.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.8 GHz.
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-5400K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A6-5400K uses the AMD Radeon HD 7540D, which has 192 texture shaders and 3 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 7540D
GPU frequency: 0.64 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 3
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2012

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1866
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A6-5400K is manufactured using a 28 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 1.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 28 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FM2
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 1.0 MB
Architecture: Kabini (Jaguar)
Operating systems:
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q3/2012
Release price: 45 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

MediaTek Helio P10
NoneC NoneT @ --
3289
3289
AMD Phenom II X2 560
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
3281
3281
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
3281
3281
AMD Phenom II X2 560
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
3281
3281
AMD A6-3410MX
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
3273
3273

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i3-5010U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2186
2186
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2178
2178
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
2177
2177
Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
2170
2170
Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
2165
2165

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2107
2107
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
2104
2104
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
2103
2103
Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
2094
2094
Intel Core i3-5010U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2093
2093

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core2 Duo E4700
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
631
631
AMD A4-6210
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
629
629
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
629
629
AMD A4-6210
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
629
629
Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
626
626

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
415
415
Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
415
415
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
415
415
Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
415
415
Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
415
415

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
338
338
Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
338
338
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
338
338
Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
338
338
Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
338
338

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C 4T @ 0.9 GHz
278
278
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
275
275
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
275
275
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
275
275
AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
273
273

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

MediaTek Dimensity 930
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
250
250
AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
246
246
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
246
246
AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
246
246
HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
245
245

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon X3440
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
178
178
AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
176
176
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
174
174
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
171
171
AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
169
169

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

Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD A4-3400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
1.5
1.5
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
1.5
1.5

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

Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
1.0
1.0
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1.0
1.0
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
1.0
1.0
AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
1.0
1.0
AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1.0
1.0