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).

Intel Core i5-6400

AMD Athlon II X2 245e

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 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1958 vs 1182
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5167 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	1958 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark	5167 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

1958

1182

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5167

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	1958	1182
PassMark - CPU mark	5167	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	1685	1696
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)