i5-6350HQ vs Athlon 64 TF-20

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 TF-20
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.16
Core i5-6350HQ
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
2.68
+1575%

Core i5-6350HQ outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by a whopping 1575% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33001718
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon 64Intel Core i5
Power efficiency0.615.64
Architecture codenameSherman (2009)Skylake-H (2015−2016)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)24 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$306

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate667 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache0.1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1g1FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus ProtectionIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i5-6350HQ.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 2.68
Recency 1 May 2009 24 January 2016
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon 64 TF-20 has 80% lower power consumption.

i5-6350HQ, on the other hand, has a 1575% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-6350HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.


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