Intel Core i5 6400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6400 with 4 cores 2.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 6400 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6400

898

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +52%

1365

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6400

3214

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +228%

10573

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6400

1143

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +55%

1776

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6400

3312

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +118%

7245

Blender

Intel Core i5 6400

41

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +278%

155

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6400

853

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +66%

1424

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6400

2805

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +155%

7179

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6400

1961

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +54%

3028

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6400

5151

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +276%

19373

Intel Core i5 6400

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

General Parameters

Sep 2015

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Cezanne

i5-6400

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

27x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

950 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6400

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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