Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1602 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 3% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Athlon 3000G - 136 vs 132 FPS
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $38.36 vs $50.19
- Up to 22% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-6400 - $0.32 vs $0.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
132
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.32/FPS
100%
Price, €
€42.58
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 120 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
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Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 35 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |