Intel Core i5-6400 vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6400 and AMD Phenom X3 8650 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 Phenom X3 8650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6400

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	July 2015 vs April 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8650

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1302 vs 831
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2991 vs 2685

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1302 vs 831
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2991 vs 2685

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6400
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

831

1302

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2685

2991

Name	Intel Core i5-6400	AMD Phenom X3 8650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1959
PassMark - CPU mark	5169
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	831	1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2685	2991
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 Phenom X3 8650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Toliman
Launch date	July 2015	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$185
Place in performance rating	1618	1635
Price now	$199
Processor Number	i5-6400
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	10.01
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Die size	177 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Transistor count		450 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
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	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)