AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE vs Intel Core i5-6500T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE and Intel Core i5-6500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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), 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 Ryzen 5 3400GE

Intel Core i5-6500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 44% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% 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 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2293 vs 1778
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8854 vs 4763

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Jul 2019 vs 5 August 2015
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2293 vs 1778
PassMark - CPU mark	8854 vs 4763

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6500T

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2293

1778

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8854

4763

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE	Intel Core i5-6500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2293	1778
PassMark - CPU mark	8854	4763
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		789
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2499
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		119.119
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1749
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3591
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6278
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1749
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3591
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6278

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE	Intel Core i5-6500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	7 Jul 2019	5 August 2015
OPN Tray	YD3400C6M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1048	1022
Processor Number	3400GE	i5-6500T
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$192
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	66°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	4940 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	43.71 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Execution Units	11
Graphics max frequency	1300 MHz	1.1 GHz
Number of pipelines	704
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 11	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 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	3
DVI
eDP
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
USB revision	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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 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
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