Intel Core m5-6Y57 vs AMD Phenom II X4 925

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core m5-6Y57		AMD Phenom II X4 925
CPU comparison Intel Core m5-6Y57 or AMD Phenom II X4 925 - 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 m5-6Y57 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core m5-6Y57 was released in Q3/2015. The AMD Phenom II X4 925 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 925 was released in Q2/2009.

Intel Core M (16)	Family	AMD Phenom II (52)
Intel Core M 6 (4)	CPU group	AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23)
6	Generation	4
Skylake Y	Architecture	Deneb (K10)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core m5-6Y57 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core m5-6Y57 is 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz) while the AMD Phenom II X4 925 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 925 is at 2.80 GHz.
Intel Core m5-6Y57	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X4 925
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.10 GHz	Frequency	2.80 GHz
2.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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 m5-6Y57	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X4 925
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core m5-6Y57 or AMD Phenom II X4 925 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.
Intel HD Graphics 515	GPU	no iGPU
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
16 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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 HD Graphics 515	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core m5-6Y57 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.8 GB/s. The AMD Phenom II X4 925 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
Intel Core m5-6Y57	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X4 925
LPDDR3-1866	Memory	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
16 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
10	PCIe lanes	--
9.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core m5-6Y57 is 4.5 W, while the AMD Phenom II X4 925 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core m5-6Y57	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X4 925
4.5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core m5-6Y57 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD Phenom II X4 925 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.
Intel Core m5-6Y57	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X4 925
14 nm	Technology	45 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1515	Socket	AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2015	Release date	Q2/2009
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m5-6Y57 (100%)

AMD Phenom II X4 925 (59%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m5-6Y57 (82%)

AMD Phenom II X4 925 (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 m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	644 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	354 (55%)

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 m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1195 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1126 (94%)

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 m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	2353 (67%)
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	3489 (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 m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	117 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	74 (63%)

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 m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	227 (80%)
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	284 (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 m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	821 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 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 m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1367 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	158 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 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.


	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	418 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 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 m5-6Y57 Intel HD Graphics 515 @ 0.90 GHz	346 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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