Intel Core i7-5930K vs AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-5930K and AMD Athlon II X3 400e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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).

Intel Core i7-5930K

AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5930K

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 3
Around 68% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2053 vs 908
7.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10323 vs 1320
Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5795 vs 3137

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2014 vs October 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053 vs 908
PassMark - CPU mark	10323 vs 1320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5795 vs 3137

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 400e

3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1398 vs 979

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1398 vs 979

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-5930K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 400e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2053

908

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10323

1320

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

979

1398

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5795

3137

Name	Intel Core i7-5930K	AMD Athlon II X3 400e
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053	908
PassMark - CPU mark	10323	1320
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	979	1398
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5795	3137
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	74.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.407
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.385

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-5930K	AMD Athlon II X3 400e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell E	Rana
Launch date	September 2014	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$613	$107
Place in performance rating	1939	1973
Price now	$597.99	$107.43
Processor Number	i7-5930K
Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	6.72	5.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s
Die size	356 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.8 °C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	3
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	2600 million	300 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
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)