Intel Core i5-6400 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6400 and AMD Athlon II X2 245e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 Intel Core i5-6400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 1182
  • 4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5164 vs 1171
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2015 vs May 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1955 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark 5164 vs 1171

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1727 vs 831
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2805 vs 2685
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1727 vs 831
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2805 vs 2685

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1955
1182
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5164
1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
831
1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2685
2805
Name Intel Core i5-6400 AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1955 1182
PassMark - CPU mark 5164 1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 831 1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2685 2805
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2922
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)

Intel Core i5-6400 AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Regor
Launch date July 2015 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $185 $80
Place in performance rating 1671 1703
Price now $199 $80
Processor Number i5-6400
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.01 6.28
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.70 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 177 mm 117 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 410 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3

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

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

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

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)