AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs Intel Core i5-6198DU

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X4 600e CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-6198DU
AMD Athlon II X4 600e Intel Core i5-6198DU

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X4 600e or Intel Core i5-6198DU - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 600e was released in Q3/2009.

The Intel Core i5-6198DU has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6198DU was released in Q4/2015.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10) CPU group Intel Core i 6000U (20)
1 Generation 6
Propus Architecture Skylake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 600e is 2.20 GHz while the Intel Core i5-6198DU has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-6198DU is at 2.30 GHz (2.80 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic Intel Core i5-6198DU
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic Intel Core i5-6198DU
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e or Intel Core i5-6198DU has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-6198DU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic Intel Core i5-6198DU
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2133
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 600e is 45 W, while the Intel Core i5-6198DU has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic Intel Core i5-6198DU
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 7.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-6198DU is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic Intel Core i5-6198DU
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3 Socket BGA 1356
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 600e (44%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 600e (62%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
291 (42%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
688 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1022 (61%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1678 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1716 (54%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3164 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
52 (45%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
116 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
203 (70%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
289 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
288 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1090 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
946 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1945 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
115 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
438 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 1.00 GHz
192 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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