Intel Core i7-10700KF vs AMD A6-5400K

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-10700KF		AMD A6-5400K
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-10700KF or AMD A6-5400K - 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 Intel Core i7-10700KF has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-10700KF was released in Q2/2020. The AMD A6-5400K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5400K was released in Q3/2012.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 10000 (43)	CPU group	AMD A6-5000 (3)
10	Generation	4
Comet Lake S	Architecture	Kabini (Jaguar)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i7-9700KF	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i7-11700KF	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-10700KF has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-10700KF is 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz) while the AMD A6-5400K has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-5400K is at 3.60 GHz (3.80 GHz).
Intel Core i7-10700KF	Characteristic	AMD A6-5400K
8	Cores	2
16	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.80 GHz	Frequency	3.60 GHz
5.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.80 GHz
4.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.80 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 i7-10700KF	Characteristic	AMD A6-5400K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i7-10700KF or AMD A6-5400K 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	AMD Radeon HD 7540D
	GPU frequency	0.64 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	4
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	3
--	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	11

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	AMD Radeon HD 7540D
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-10700KF can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The AMD A6-5400K supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.
Intel Core i7-10700KF	Characteristic	AMD A6-5400K
DDR4-2933	Memory	DDR3-1866
128 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	1.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-10700KF is 125 W, while the AMD A6-5400K has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i7-10700KF	Characteristic	AMD A6-5400K
125 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
229 W @ 56 s	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
95 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i7-10700KF is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-5400K is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i7-10700KF	Characteristic	AMD A6-5400K
14 nm	Technology	28 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, AVX
LGA 1200	Socket	FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems
Q2/2020	Release date	Q3/2012
349 $	Release price	45 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-10700KF (100%)

AMD A6-5400K (32%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-10700KF (100%)

AMD A6-5400K (7%)

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 i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1347 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	415 (31%)

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 i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	9268 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	629 (7%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	524 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	174 (33%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	5292 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	275 (5%)

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 i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	19094 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	2177 (11%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	5614 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	338 (6%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	74 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	618 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1309 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 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.


	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	12678 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 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.


	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1636 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	8629 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 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.


	Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A6-5400K AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	192 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	565 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	228 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 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 i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2344 (100%)
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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