CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6400K vs 7300 among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
A6 6400K
5.3
A4 7300
5.2
Core i3 3220
8.3
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
A6 6400K
6.8
A4 7300
6.7
Core i3 3220
6.9
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
A6 6400K
n.d.
A4 7300
n.d.
Core i3 3220
n.d.
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
A6 6400K
7.6
A4 7300
6.8
Core i3 3220
0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
A6 6400K
6.1
A4 7300
5.9
Core i3 3220
5.7
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
A6 6400K
n.d.
A4 7300
n.d.
Core i3 3220
n.d.
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.4

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
A6 6400K
6.4
A4 7300
6.1
Core i3 3220
5.3

Winner
AMD A6 6400K 

CPUBoss recommends the AMD A6 6400K  based on its overclocking.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of AMD A6 6400K

Reasons to consider the
AMD A6 6400K

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Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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Newer Jan, 2014 vs Jun, 2013 Release date 7 months later

Benchmarks Real world tests of A6 6400K vs A4 7300

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

A6 6400K
34.13 mHash/s
A4 7300
32.83 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

A6 6400K
3.83 mPixels/s
A4 7300
2.71 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

A6 6400K
0.4 fps
A4 7300
0.37 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

A6 6400K
3,328
A4 7300
3,302

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

A6 6400K
2,108
A4 7300
2,088

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

A6 6400K
2,380,000 MB/s
A4 7300
2,270,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

A6 6400K
2,291
A4 7300
2,256

PassMark (Single Core)

A6 6400K
1,404
A4 7300
1,377

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 A6 6400K  vs
A4 7300 
Turbo clock speed 4.1 GHz 4 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Is unlocked Yes No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
XOP
AVX
SSE3
SSE
BMI1
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
FMA3
SSE4.2
ABM
CVT16
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
TBM
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866

details

 A6 6400K  vs
A4 7300 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 2 2
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 70°C Unknown - 70°C

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Radeon™ HD 8470D Radeon R3
Latest DirectX 11.0 11.0

power consumption
TDP 65W 65W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year 15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year 56.94 $/year
Performance per watt 7.25 pt/W 9.83 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 52.81W
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Comments

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Roberto Estrada (05:47 AM, August 16, 2015)
sale mas economico comprar el a4 7300, es el mismo rendimiento, y los mismos graficos incluidos, la diferencia es el soporte de la memoria ram, lo que le da ventaja al a6, pero no es mucha la diferencia
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