Athlon 64 TF-20 vs i5-6500
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1518 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 28 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.70 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 (Desktop) | AMD Athlon 64 |
| Power efficiency | 5.15 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | Sherman (2009) |
| Release date | 2 July 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 May 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $192 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 667 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 0.1 MB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | S1g1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| SIPP | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20 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 Athlon 64 TF-20. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 530 | no data |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 July 2015 | 1 May 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
i5-6500 has an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 64 TF-20, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-6500 is a desktop processor while Athlon 64 TF-20 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-6500 and Athlon 64 TF-20, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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