AMD A6-6420B vs Intel Core i5-8400T

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-6420B and Intel Core i5-8400T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-6420B

Intel Core i5-8400T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-6420B

Around 27% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.30 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.30 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8400T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1921 vs 1629
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7443 vs 1550

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1921 vs 1629
PassMark - CPU mark	7443 vs 1550

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-6420B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8400T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1629

1921

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1550

7443

Name	AMD A6-6420B	Intel Core i5-8400T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1629	1921
PassMark - CPU mark	1550	7443
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		861
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3657

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-6420B	Intel Core i5-8400T
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD642BOKA23HL
Place in performance rating	1520	1503
Series	AMD Business Class - Dual-Core A6-Series APU for Desktops	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch date		April 2018
Price now		$179
Processor Number		i5-8400T
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		15.83
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		9216 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	192
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	11	12
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.20 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot