A4-5300 vs Core i5-6500

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6500
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.64
+314%

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by a whopping 314% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500 and A4-5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking14302445
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.510.06
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date2 July 2015 (8 years ago)2 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192no data
Current price$45 (0.2x MSRP)$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-6500 has 750% better value for money than A4-5300.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500 and A4-5300 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size177 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C70 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500 and A4-5300 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
SocketFCLGA1151FM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500 and A4-5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2DDR3-1600 RAM, PCIe 2, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4
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
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Core i5-6500 and A4-5300 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 i5-6500 and A4-5300 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 i5-6500 and A4-5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon HD 7480D
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6500 and A4-5300 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 i5-6500 and A4-5300 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 i5-6500 and A4-5300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500 and A4-5300.

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.

i5-6500 3.64
+314%
A4-5300 0.88

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 314% based on our aggregate 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%

i5-6500 5629
+313%
A4-5300 1364

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 313% 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%

i5-6500 1180
+229%
A4-5300 359

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 229% 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%

i5-6500 3225
+539%
A4-5300 505

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 539% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-6500 5746
+110%
A4-5300 2734

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 110% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-6500 19577
+351%
A4-5300 4345

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 351% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-6500 6653
+191%
A4-5300 2284

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 191% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-6500 10.6
+235%
A4-5300 35.5

A4-5300 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 235% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-6500 6
+338%
A4-5300 1

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 338% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-6500 542
+406%
A4-5300 107

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 406% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-6500 147
+119%
A4-5300 67

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 119% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-6500 1.74
+91.2%
A4-5300 0.91

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 91% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6500 2.9
+254%
A4-5300 0.8

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 254% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6500 3100
+130%
A4-5300 1347

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 130% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6500 36
+275%
A4-5300 10

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 275% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6500 175
+249%
A4-5300 50

Core i5-6500 outperforms A4-5300 by 249% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.64 0.88
Integrated graphics card 2.59 0.72
Recency 2 July 2015 2 October 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm

The Core i5-6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5300 in performance tests.


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