AMD A6-6400K vs Intel Core i5-6400

AMD A6-6400K
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2013
AMD A6-6400K
Intel Core i5-6400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6400

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A6-6400K
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    272%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A6-6400K
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    162%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A6-6400K
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    382%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD A6-6400K

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-6400.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 62% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 282% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 172% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-6400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-6400

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6400

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

AMD A6-6400KIntel Core i5-6400
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

AMD A6-6400KIntel Core i5-6400
ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameRichlandvsSkylake
Release DateJun 2013vsJul 2015

Cores

AMD A6-6400KIntel Core i5-6400
Cores2vs4
Threads2vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 8470DvsNo

Cache

AMD A6-6400KIntel Core i5-6400
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KBvs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A6-6400KIntel Core i5-6400
SocketAMD Socket FM2vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp70°Cvs72°C
PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size246mm²vs177mm²
Process32 nmvs14 nm

Performance

AMD A6-6400KIntel Core i5-6400
Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs2700 MHz
Turbo Clock4100 MHzvs3300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A6-6400K
    2501 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3795 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A6-6400K
    3901 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    12420 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A6-6400K
    3062
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10168

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A6-6400K
    1973
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3252

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A6-6400K
    88
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    140.25

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A6-6400K
    149
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    644.14

points - higher is better