AMD Athlon PRO 300GE vs Intel Core i5-6400T

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Combined performance score

i5-6400T
2.78

Athlon PRO 300GE outperforms Core i5-6400T by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking15641546
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.561.17
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)AMD Athlon
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)30 September 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$192no data
Current price$170 (0.9x MSRP)$1116
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon PRO 300GE has 109% better value for money than i5-6400T.

Technical specs

Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE 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 speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache6 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size122 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE 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)
SocketFCLGA1151Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i5-6400T 2.78
Athlon PRO 300GE 2.88
+3.6%

Athlon PRO 300GE outperforms Core i5-6400T by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-6400T 4273
Athlon PRO 300GE 4423
+3.5%

Athlon PRO 300GE outperforms Core i5-6400T by 4% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-6400T 921
+2.2%
Athlon PRO 300GE 901

Core i5-6400T outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by 2% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-6400T 2509
+45.2%
Athlon PRO 300GE 1728

Core i5-6400T outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by 45% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.78 2.88
Integrated graphics card 2.58 2.96
Recency 1 September 2015 30 September 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6400T and Athlon PRO 300GE. The differences in performance seem too small.


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