AMD PRO A A6 6th Gen PRO A6-8550B vs A6 5400B |
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AMD PRO A A6 6th Gen PRO A6-8550B
- 3.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD PRO A A6 6th Gen PRO A6-8550B
 | Higher clock speed 3.7 GHz | | Newer manufacturing process 28 nm |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.7 GHz | | Higher Maximum operating temperature 71.3 °C |
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Released October, 2012
AMD A6 5400B
- 3.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the A6 5400B
| | Much more l3 cache 0.5 MB |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
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| Newer manufacturing process | 28 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.7 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 71.3 °C | vs | 70 °C | Almost the same | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.7 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much more l3 cache | 0.5 MB | vs | None | Compared to all cpus, 0.5 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of PRO A A6 6th Gen PRO A6-8550B vs A6 5400B
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | PRO A A6 6th Gen PRO A6-8550B | vs | A6 5400B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| AES | |||
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 | 3.72 pt/W | 1.42 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
details | PRO A A6 6th Gen PRO A6-8550B | vs | A6 5400B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | None | 0.5 MB | |
| Manufacture process | 28 nm | 32 nm | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 71.3°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Radeon™ R5 | Radeon™ HD 7540D | |
| Latest DirectX | 12.0 | 11.0 | |
| GPU clock speed | 800 MHz | 760 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-2133 | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
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