AMD Ryzen 5 4600H vs Intel Core i5-6400
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and Intel Core i5-6400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
- Around 21% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
- Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 71°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
- Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 1953
- 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14309 vs 5171
- Around 51% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4400 vs 2922
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 6 Jan 2020 vs July 2015 |
| Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
| Number of threads | 12 vs 4 |
| Maximum frequency | 4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C vs 71°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
| L1 cache | 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB vs 6144 KB (shared) |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2426 vs 1953 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 14309 vs 5171 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4400 vs 2922 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6400
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 5 4600H | Intel Core i5-6400 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2426 | 1953 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 14309 | 5171 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4400 | 2922 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 831 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2685 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.265 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 69.471 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.41 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.013 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 5.356 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1336 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2278 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4275 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1336 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2278 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4275 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 5 4600H | Intel Core i5-6400 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Skylake |
| Launch date | 6 Jan 2020 | July 2015 |
| OPN Tray | 100-000000100 | |
| Place in performance rating | 1102 | 1672 |
| Vertical segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $185 | |
| Price now | $199 | |
| Processor Number | i5-6400 | |
| Series | 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors | |
| Status | Launched | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 10.01 | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 3 GHz | 2.70 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 6144 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 71°C |
| Maximum frequency | 4 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
| Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 12 | 4 |
| 64 bit support | ||
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
| Die size | 177 mm | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Memory |
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| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266 | DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V |
| Max memory channels | 2 | |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| eDP | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
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Compatibility |
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| Configurable TDP | 35-54 Watt | |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | FP6 | FCLGA1151 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| 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 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 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) | ||
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