AMD A8-6500T vs Intel Core i5-7400T

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500T and Intel Core i5-7400T 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A8-6500T

Intel Core i5-7400T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500T

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7400T

Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 71.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1111
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4742 vs 1929

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 1111
PassMark - CPU mark	4742 vs 1929

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7400T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1111

1767

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1929

4742

Name	AMD A8-6500T	Intel Core i5-7400T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1111	1767
PassMark - CPU mark	1929	4742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	139.953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	40.578
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		781
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2496
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1364
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1364
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1138

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6500T	Intel Core i5-7400T
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD650TYHHLBOX
OPN Tray	AD650TYHA44HL
Place in performance rating	1892	1895
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Launch date		January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$159
Price now		$179
Processor Number		i5-7400T
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.56
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	1 GHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8550D	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x5912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 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)	45 Watt	35 Watt
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
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