Intel Core i5-6360U vs AMD Athlon Gold 3150C Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core i5-6360U		AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-6360U and the AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i5-6360U 2 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the AMD Athlon Gold 3150C which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2020.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Core i 6000U (20)	CPU group	AMD Athlon Gold 3000 (2)
6	Generation	4
Skylake U	Architecture	Dali (Zen)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i5-7360U	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-6360U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.10 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i5-6360U	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz	Frequency	2.40 GHz
3.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.30 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i5-6360U	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel Iris Graphics 540	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	1.10 GHz
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9	GPU Generation	8
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
48	Compute units	3
384	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

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.
Intel Iris Graphics 540	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-6360U, while the AMD Athlon Gold 3150C supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i5-6360U	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
DDR4-2133	Memory	DDR4-2400
32 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	8
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Core i5-6360U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150C is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i5-6360U	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	25 W
--	TDP down	12 W
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i5-6360U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon Gold 3150C is at 5.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Core i5-6360U	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1356	Socket	FP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2015	Release date	Q3/2020
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6360U (99%)

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C (97%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6360U (97%)

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C (98%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	753 (98%)
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	770 (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.


	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1669 (92%)
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1822 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	986 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	913 (93%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2067 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1968 (95%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-6360U Intel Iris Graphics 540 @ 1.05 GHz	806 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422 (52%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3230 (98%)
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	3293 (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.


	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	779 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2120 (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.


	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	131 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	318 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)


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Intel Core i5-6360U vs AMD Athlon Gold 3150C

CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details