Intel Core i5-6400T vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6400T and AMD Athlon II X2 280 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, 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 i5-6400T

AMD Athlon II X2 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6400T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
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 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1634 vs 1462
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4281 vs 1355

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 August 2015 vs February 2013
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1634 vs 1462
PassMark - CPU mark	4281 vs 1355

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 280

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1941 vs 707
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3272 vs 2240

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1941 vs 707
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3272 vs 2240

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6400T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1634

1462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4281

1355

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

707

1941

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2240

3272

Name	Intel Core i5-6400T	AMD Athlon II X2 280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1634	1462
PassMark - CPU mark	4281	1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	707	1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2240	3272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	71.941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	14.358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2599
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4532
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2599
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4532

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-6400T	AMD Athlon II X2 280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Regor
Launch date	5 August 2015	February 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$192	$100
Place in performance rating	1487	1475
Price now	$169	$99.99
Processor Number	i5-6400T
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	9.76	6.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		117 mm
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	DDR2, 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)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
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
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)