Which is the better APU?

numnums · March 5, 2015

Hi guys,

I'm planning on building an HTPC in the future but I'm kinda torn between which APU I want to buy. I've been looking at The AMD line and I've set my eyes upon the A6-6400K, and the Athlon Kabini 5350. I'm mostly planning on just streaming/watching movies, light web browsing, light gaming and possible use of a download box. Thing is I don't know which one to buy. The 5350 is on the older AM1 platform, but has a quad core, and only has a TDP rating of 25W. The 6400K is newer, but is dual core, has a newer architecture, slightly better iGPU, and has a TDP rating of 65W. Even though it's dual core, the speeds are much faster than the 5350's quad core clocks. I also want to be able to expand upon it as well. What do you guys think?

Here are links to the processors.

6400K

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113335

5350

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113364

Oberon.Smite · March 5, 2015

The A6 is definitely better, but if you're going with an APU get a Kaveri.

If you're on a budget get the A10-5800k or the A10-7850k. They offer near 650 Ti performance.

Analog · March 5, 2015

From those two, the 6400K is better, but you should be going for a Kaveri. The A6-7400K is a good value (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113370&cm_re=apu_kaveri-_-19-113-370-_-Product). If you have some more cash to spend, you can go with the quad-core version of this chip - the A6-7600. The A10-7700K is also a great option but a bit more expensive. Probably worth the money though.