i5-6200U vs Athlon X4 840

Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 840
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.17
+10.7%

Athlon X4 840 outperforms Core i5-6200U by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-6200U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18691963
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series4x AthlonIntel Core i5
Power efficiency3.0411.91
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release dateAugust 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-6200U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache256K128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-6200U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket FM2+FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-6200U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-6200U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-6200U 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 X4 840 and Core i5-6200U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 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 HD Graphics 520
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-6200U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-6200U 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
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-6200U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-6200U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 840 2.17
+10.7%
i5-6200U 1.96

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 840 3325
+11%
i5-6200U 2995

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 840 446
i5-6200U 558
+25.1%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 840 1109
i5-6200U 1333
+20.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.17 1.96
Recency on August 2014 1 September 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon X4 840 has a 10.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i5-6200U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 840 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6200U in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 840 is a desktop processor while Core i5-6200U is a notebook one.


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