Intel Core i5 6400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6400 with 4 cores 2.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz . 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 2600 's Advantages
Released 3 years late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
898
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+13%
1016
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
3214
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+120%
7101
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
1143
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+2%
1170
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
3312
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+36%
4526
Blender
Intel Core i5 6400
49
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+163%
129
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
853
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+20%
1029
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
2805
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+100%
5638
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
1961
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+14%
2242
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
5151
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+154%
13124
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Sep 2018
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
12 nm
-
-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
-
-
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
27x
Multiplier
34x
-
-
-
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
DDR4-2933
64 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
43.71 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
-
-
-
950 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
-
