AMD Athlon X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-6400T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and Intel Core i5-6400T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 Athlon X4 970

Intel Core i5-6400T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 43% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1636

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs 5 August 2015
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1636

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6400T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4279 vs 3811

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4279 vs 3811

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6400T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1636

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3811

4279

Name	AMD Athlon X4 970	Intel Core i5-6400T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1636
PassMark - CPU mark	3811	4279
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		707
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2240
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		71.941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		14.358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2599
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4532
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2599
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4532

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 970	Intel Core i5-6400T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Skylake
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	5 August 2015
OPN PIB	AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray	AD970XAUM44AB
Place in performance rating	1500	1490
Series	AMD Athlon X4	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$192
Price now		$169
Processor Number		i5-6400T
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.76
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum core temperature		66°C
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
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
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
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
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 530
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