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Intel Core i7-5600U vs AMD A6-5350M. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2015
Intel Core i7-5600U
Intel Core i7-5600U
Released
Q2/2013
Overall score
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AMD A6-5350M
AMD A6-5350M

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-5600U or AMD A6-5350M? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-5600U has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2015.

AMD A6-5350M has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1121 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 35 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-5600U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    456 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    463 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    629 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    686 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    925 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1093 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1030 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    413 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    498 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    532 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    524 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    109 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    925 place
AMD A6-5350M Reasons to consider
AMD A6-5350M
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1509 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A6-5350M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1193 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    757 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    861 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    700 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    781 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1217 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-5600U Intel Core i7-5600U
AMD A6-5350M AMD A6-5350M
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 5000U left arrow AMD A6-5000M
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    3.10 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

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

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 5500 left arrow AMD Radeon HD 8450G
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.53 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.95 GHz left arrow 0.72 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 3
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 5
  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A6-5350M and Intel Core i7-5600U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-5600U and AMD A6-5350M to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-5600U and Intel Core i7-5600U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell U left arrow Richland (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1168 left arrow FS1r2
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-5600U and AMD A6-5350M.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
365
Intel Core i7-5600U
276
AMD A6-5350M
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3194
Intel Core i7-5600U
1423
AMD A6-5350M
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
6485
Intel Core i7-5600U
2041
AMD A6-5350M
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.53
Intel Core i7-5600U
0.84
AMD A6-5350M
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
3.54
Intel Core i7-5600U
1
AMD A6-5350M
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
4340
Intel Core i7-5600U
1987
AMD A6-5350M

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