AMD A6-5400B VS Intel Core i7-5650U

Comparison of video cards AMD A6-5400B vs Intel Core i7-5650U in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD A6-5400B

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Higher clock speed

3.60 GHz 2.20 GHz

Around -64% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

3.80 GHz 3.20 GHz

Around 16% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of Intel Core i7-5650U

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Performance per watt

15 W 65 W

About 0.23 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A6-5400B Intel Core i7-5650U

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A6-5400B and Intel Core i7-5650U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A6-5400B Intel Core i7-5650U
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	AMD A Intel Core i7
Generation	4 5
CPU group	AMD A6-5000 Intel Core i 5000U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A6-5400B vs Intel Core i7-5650U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.60 GHz 2.20 GHz
CPU Cores	2 2
Turbo (1 Core)	3.80 GHz 3.20 GHz
CPU Threads	2 4
Turbo (2 Cores)	3.80 GHz 3.10 GHz
Hyperthreading	No Yes
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A6-5400B and Intel Core i7-5650U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 7540D Intel HD Graphics 6000
GPU frequency	0.64 GHz 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 1.00 GHz
Execution units	3 48
Shader	192 384
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 16 GB
Max. displays	2 3
Generation	4 8
DirectX Version	11 11.2
Technology	32 nm 14 nm
Release date	Q2/2012 Q1/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A6-5400B and Intel Core i7-5650U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode Decode / Encode
VP9	No No
VP8	No Decode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A6-5400B and Intel Core i7-5650U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1866 DDR3-1866
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	2.0
PCIe lanes	12

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A6-5400B and Intel Core i7-5650U.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A6-5400B or Intel Core i7-5650U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 15 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A6-5400B and Intel Core i7-5650U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L3-Cache	1.00 MB 4.00 MB
Architecture	Kabini (Jaguar) Broadwell U
Technology	28 nm 14 nm
Socket	FM2 BGA 1168
Release date	Q3/2012 Q1/2015