AMD Athlon 240GE vs Intel Core i5-6600
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 240GE and Intel Core i5-6600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 240GE
- Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71°C
- Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 71°C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6600
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2258 vs 1968
- Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6048 vs 4534
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2258 vs 1968 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6048 vs 4534 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon 240GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon 240GE | Intel Core i5-6600 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1968 | 2258 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4534 | 6048 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 966 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3168 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 3405 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.986 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 80.569 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.474 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.385 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 6.293 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1717 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3511 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 6275 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1717 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3511 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 6275 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon 240GE | Intel Core i5-6600 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
OPN Tray | YD240GC6M2OFB | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | 1199 | 1202 |
Series | AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics | 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Architecture codename | Skylake | |
Launch date | July 2015 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $230 | |
Price now | $219.99 | |
Processor Number | i5-6600 | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 10.40 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
Compute Cores | 5 | |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 6144 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 71°C |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of GPU cores | 3 | |
Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
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64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
Die size | 177 mm | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V | |
Graphics |
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Graphics max frequency | 1000 MHz | 1.15 GHz |
iGPU core count | 3 | |
Processor graphics | Radeon Vega 3 Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 530 |
Device ID | 0x1912 | |
Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.15 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 |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA1151 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2015C (65W) | |
Peripherals |
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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 image quality |
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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 |
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DirectX | 12 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Security & Reliability |
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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 |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |