Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs AMD A6-5400K CPU Comparison

The main differences between Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and AMD A6-5400K are in CPU Single-Core Performance (+476%), Core Name, Socket and Integrated Graphics.

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Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus	AMD A6-5400K
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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) -	Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) 76
Brand Intel	Brand AMD
Model BX80768270K	Model AD540KOKHJBOX
Release Date 📅 March 2026	Release Date 📅 September 2012
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★★ (120 reviews) Add a product review
CPU Single-Core Performance (Charts) 2nd / 590 (0%)	CPU Single-Core Performance (Charts) 247th / 590 (-476%)
Single-Core Effective Value 16th / 244	Single-Core Effective Value 109th / 244
Workstation Performance (Charts) 10th / 271 (0%)	Workstation Performance (Charts) 268th / 271 (-6473%)
Workstation Effective Value 1st / 263	Workstation Effective Value 257th / 263
Gaming Performance (Charts) 13th / 149	Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a
Gaming Effective Value 25th / 146	Gaming Effective Value -
TDP 🔌 125 Watts	TDP 🔌 65 Watts
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Compatible PC parts Motherboards ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Motherboards ► CPU Coolers ►
Pros -	Pros Competitive pricing GPU performance Overclock capabilities
Cons -	Cons CPU performance compared to Intel's chip
Series Core Ultra 7 (Series 2)	Series A-Series APU
Core Name Arrow Lake Refresh	Core Name Trinity
Socket LGA1851	Socket FM2
Integrated Graphics Intel Xe	Integrated Graphics Radeon HD 7540D
CPU Cores 24	CPU Cores 2
CPU Threads 24	CPU Threads 2
CPU Clock Rate 3700 MHz	CPU Clock Rate 3600 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate 5400 MHz	CPU Turbo Clock Rate -
Efficiency Core Clock Rate 3200 MHz	Efficiency Core Clock Rate -
Efficiency Core Turbo Clock Rate 4700 MHz	Efficiency Core Turbo Clock Rate -
CPU Cooler included No	CPU Cooler included Yes
Manufacturing Process 3 nm	Manufacturing Process 32 nm
Maximum Supported Memory 256 GB	Maximum Supported Memory -
Cache L3 36 MB	Cache L3 -