Intel Core i5 6400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6400 with 4 cores 2.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz . 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
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
898
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
+47%
1322
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
3214
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
+195%
9493
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
1143
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
+34%
1534
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
3312
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
+92%
6388
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
853
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
+55%
1323
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
2805
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
+161%
7338
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
1961
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
+34%
2636
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
5151
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
+253%
18224
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Jul 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Zen 2
i5-6400
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM4
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
-
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
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-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
95 W
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-
-
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
27x
Multiplier
38x
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 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
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
-
