Intel Core i5-6402P vs AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6402P and AMD Athlon II X4 610e 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6402P

  • Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2004 vs 1037
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5369 vs 1964
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2004 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 5369 vs 1964

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 610e

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1499 vs 854
  • Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4263 vs 2787
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1499 vs 854
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4263 vs 2787

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6402P
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 610e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2004
1037
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5369
1964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
854
1499
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2787
4263
Name Intel Core i5-6402P AMD Athlon II X4 610e
PassMark - Single thread mark 2004 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 5369 1964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 854 1499
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2787 4263
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 147.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.706

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-6402P AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Propus
Launch date Q4'15 May 2010
Place in performance rating 1752 1765
Processor Number i5-6402P
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $70
Price now $69.99
Value for money (0-100) 11.77

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4
Die size 169 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core)
Transistor count 300 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 0x1902
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic 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 510

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

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

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® 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)