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).

Intel Core i5-6402P

AMD Athlon II X4 610e

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: 2003 vs 1037
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5367 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	2003 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	5367 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

2003

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5367

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	2003	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	5367	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	1751	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)