AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Core i5-6400

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and Intel Core i5-6400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-7480

Intel Core i5-6400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 115052% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 3.30 GHz

Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 3.30 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6400

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1954 vs 1562
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5164 vs 1837

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1954 vs 1562
PassMark - CPU mark	5164 vs 1837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1562

1954

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1837

5164

Name	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i5-6400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1562	1954
PassMark - CPU mark	1837	5164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		831
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2685
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.265
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		69.471
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1336
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2278
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1336
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2278
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4275

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i5-6400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Skylake
Place in performance rating	1665	1671
Processor Number	A6-7480	i5-6400
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		July 2015
Launch price (MSRP)		$185
Price now		$199
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.01
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	2.70 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		71°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz	350 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)