AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i5 6400

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Intel Core i5 6400

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i5 6400 with 4 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i5 6400 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +29%

1159

Intel Core i5 6400

898

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +718%

26292

Intel Core i5 6400

3214

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +13%

1297

Intel Core i5 6400

1143

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +153%

8391

Intel Core i5 6400

3312

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +579%

333

Intel Core i5 6400

49

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +24%

1064

Intel Core i5 6400

853

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +323%

11876

Intel Core i5 6400

2805

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +18%

2319

Intel Core i5 6400

1961

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +482%

29986

Intel Core i5 6400

5151

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Intel Core i5 6400

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Sep 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i5-6400

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

4

48

Performance Core Threads

4

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

24

Total Core Count

4

48

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

27x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

34.1 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

950 MHz

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Official Website

Intel Core i5 6400

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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