Intel Pentium Gold G6400E vs AMD A6-5357M

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Intel Pentium Gold G6400E CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-5357M
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E AMD A6-5357M

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium Gold G6400E or AMD A6-5357M - 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 Pentium Gold G6400E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G6400E was released in Q2/2020.

The AMD A6-5357M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5357M was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Pentium G6000 (12) CPU group AMD A6-5000M (2)
10 Generation 3
Comet Lake S Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Pentium Gold G7400E Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400E is 3.80 GHz while the AMD A6-5357M has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-5357M is at 2.90 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Intel Pentium Gold G6400E Characteristic AMD A6-5357M
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.80 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 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 Pentium Gold G6400E Characteristic AMD A6-5357M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400E or AMD A6-5357M 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 610 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8450G
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.72 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 3
96 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8450G
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400E can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD A6-5357M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400E Characteristic AMD A6-5357M
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 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 Pentium Gold G6400E is 58 W, while the AMD A6-5357M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400E Characteristic AMD A6-5357M
58 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400E is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-5357M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400E Characteristic AMD A6-5357M
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1200 Socket FPr2
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 Q2/2013
79 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E (100%)
AMD A6-5357M (43%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E (100%)
AMD A6-5357M (39%)

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 Pentium Gold G6400E Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
940 (100%)
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
401 (43%)

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 Pentium Gold G6400E Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2036 (100%)
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
634 (31%)

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 Pentium Gold G6400E Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (73%)
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
AMD Radeon HD 8450G @ 0.72 GHz
276 (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.
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3956 (100%)
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1878 (47%)

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 Pentium Gold G6400E Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
395 (100%)
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 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 Pentium Gold G6400E Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
158 (100%)
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 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 Pentium Gold G6400E Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
397 (100%)
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold G6400E AMD A6-5357M
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