AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs Intel Core i5-7400T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and Intel Core i5-7400T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 16 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7400T

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7400T

Name AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF Intel Core i5-7400T
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3319
PassMark - Single thread mark 1745
PassMark - CPU mark 4692
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 Ryzen 5 1600 AF Intel Core i5-7400T

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Kaby Lake
Launch date Q1'2020 January 2017
OPN Tray YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating 2000 1981
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $159
Price now $179
Processor Number i5-7400T
Series 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.56

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.40 GHz
L3 cache 16 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12 4
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 80°C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 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)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
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 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

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

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)