Intel Core i5-6402P vs AMD PRO A12-8870E

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6402P and AMD PRO A12-8870E 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 PRO A12-8870E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6402P

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2033 vs 1440
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5436 vs 3043

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2033 vs 1440
PassMark - CPU mark	5436 vs 3043

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6402P
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-8870E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2033

1440

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5436

3043

Name	Intel Core i5-6402P	AMD PRO A12-8870E
PassMark - Single thread mark	2033	1440
PassMark - CPU mark	5436	3043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	854
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2787
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 PRO A12-8870E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1663	1651
Processor Number	i5-6402P
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD887BAHM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
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	R7
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Switchable graphics
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	12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	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
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)