AMD A6-3400M vs AMD GX-412HC

Let's find out which one of AMD GX-412HC and AMD A6-3400M is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD GX-412HC AMD A6-3400M
• Family
  AMD G AMD A
• CPU group
  AMD GX 2st Gen. AMD A6-3000M
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 1

In this block we are going to compare AMD GX-412HC vs AMD A6-3400M by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Frequency
  1.20 GHz 1.40 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD GX-412HC and AMD A6-3400M along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R3E AMD Radeon HD 6520G
• GPU frequency
  0.27 GHz 0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.35 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  3 5
• Shader
  0 320
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 1 GB
• Max. displays
  0 2
• Generation
  0 3
• Technology
  0 32 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2011

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD GX-412HC and AMD A6-3400M. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD GX-412HC and AMD A6-3400M you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333
• Memory channels
  1 (Single Channel) 2
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD GX-412HC or AMD A6-3400M? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  7 W 35 W
• TDP up
  15 W --
• Tjunction max.
  90 \xc2\xb0C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD GX-412HC and AMD A6-3400M CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  BGA 769 FS1
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Steppe Eagle (Puma) Llano (K10)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE3, SSE4a
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q2/2011
• Part Number
  GE412HIYJ44JB --