Intel Core i3 4150 vs AMD A6 7400K

older Released February, 2014

Intel Core i3 4150

3.5 GHz
Dual core

Front view of Intel Core i3 4150

8.3 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 4150

Much newer manufacturing process

22 nm

More threads

4

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older Released January, 2014

AMD A6 7400K

3.5 GHz
Dual core
Unlocked

Front view of AMD A6 7400K

8.2 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the AMD A6 7400K

Is unlocked

Yes

Note as well that this chip is unlocked, so it is being aimed directly at the budget enthusiast who is willing to overclock this particular APU.

by Josh-Walrath (Aug, 2014)

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 4150 7.3 A6 7400K 6.2 A8 7600 7.8
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 4150 8.9 A6 7400K 5.9 A8 7600 6.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 4150 6.3 A6 7400K 7.3 A8 7600 8.5
Fire Strike

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 4150 7.6 A6 7400K 8.2 A8 7600 9.1
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 4150 9.3 A6 7400K 7.8 A8 7600 8.5
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 4150 6.7 A6 7400K 8.6 A8 7600 n.d.
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

8.3	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Core i3 4150 8.3 A6 7400K 8.2 A8 7600 8.8

Winner
AMD A6 7400K

CPUBoss recommends the AMD A6 7400K based on its overclocking.

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Front view of Intel Core i3 4150

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 4150

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Much newer manufacturing process

22 nm

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28 nm

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor

More threads

4

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2

Twice as many threads

Front view of AMD A6 7400K

Reasons to consider the
AMD A6 7400K

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Is unlocked

Yes

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No

Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

8.99 mHash/s

46.97 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

1.24 fps

0.83 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

2,678

2,590

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

2,371

3,153

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

4,901

3,420

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

6,509

3,180

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

3,056

2,081

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

3,865,000 MB/s

1,910 MB/s

summary	Core i3 4150	vs	A6 7400K
Clock speed	3.5 GHz		3.5 GHz
Cores	Dual core		Dual core
Socket type
LGA 1150
FM2+
Is unlocked	No		Yes
features
Has a NX bit	Yes		Yes
Supports trusted computing	No		No
Has virtualization support	Yes		Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
BMI1
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
FMA3
SSE4.2
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
TBM
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes		Yes
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in		Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
Channels	Dual Channel		Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s		29,866.66 MB/s

details	Core i3 4150	vs	A6 7400K
Architecture	x86-64		x86-64
Threads	4		2
L2 cache	0.5 MB		1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core		0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm		28 nm
Max CPUs	1		1
Operating temperature	Unknown - 72°C		Unknown - 70°C
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU		GPU
Label	Intel® HD graphics 4400		Radeon R5 series
power consumption
TDP	54W		65W
Annual home energy cost	13.01 $/year		15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	47.3 $/year		56.94 $/year
Performance per watt	13.38 pt/W		2.78 pt/W
Typical power consumption	43.88W		52.81W

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