Intel Core i5-6200U vs Intel Core i5-2400. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 6000U Intel Core i 2000
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
• Generation
  6 2
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  2.3 GHz 3.1 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.8 GHz 3.4 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  2.7 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  - No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 10.1
• Execution units
  24 6
• Generation
  9 6
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 850 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 520 Intel HD Graphics 2000
• GPU Turbo
  1000 MHz 1100 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 2
• Max. GPU Memory
  32 GB -
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q1/2011
• Shader
  192 48
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-2400 and Intel Core i5-6200U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 32 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
• PCIe lanes
  12 -
• PCIe version
  3.0 -

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-6200U and Intel Core i5-2400 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 95 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-6200U and Intel Core i5-2400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Skylake U Sandy Bridge S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L3-Cache
  3 MB 6 MB
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q1/2011
• Socket
  BGA 1356 LGA 1155
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT