Intel Core i5 6400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6400 with 4 cores 2.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 6400 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (39.74GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6400

898

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X +3%

930

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6400

3214

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X +44%

4641

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6400

1143

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1136

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6400

3312

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X +12%

3734

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6400

853

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X +7%

918

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6400

2805

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X +37%

3861

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6400

1961

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X +7%

2111

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6400

5151

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X +75%

9063

Intel Core i5 6400

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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

General Parameters

Sep 2015

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen

i5-6400

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

8

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

27x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

950 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6400

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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