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| Intel Core i5 6400 vs AMD Opteron 3250 HE |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i5 6400
- 2.7 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 6400
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
![]() | Higher clock speed 2.7 GHz | ![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz |
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Released March, 2012
AMD Opteron 3250 HE
- 2.5 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 3250 HE
![]() | Slightly higher turbo clock speed 3.5 GHz | ![]() | Lower typical power consumption 36.56W |
![]() | Lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year | ![]() | Lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Higher clock speed | 2.7 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Slightly more l3 cache | 6 MB | vs | 4 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Mar, 2012 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
More l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.34 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 75% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Slightly higher turbo clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | More than 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 52.81W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost |
Features Key features of the Core i5 6400 vs Opteron 3250 HE
clock speed
Core i5 6400
2.7 GHz
Opteron 3250 HE
2.5 GHz
turbo clock speed
Core i5 6400
3.3 GHz
Opteron 3250 HE
3.5 GHz
L3 cache
Core i5 6400
6 MB
Opteron 3250 HE
4 MB
overclocked clock speed (air)
Core i5 6400
3.67 GHz
Opteron 3250 HE
2.5 GHz
overclocked clock speed (water)
Core i5 6400
4.34 GHz
Opteron 3250 HE
2.5 GHz
TDP
Core i5 6400
65W
Opteron 3250 HE
45W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 6400 | vs | Opteron 3250 HE |
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Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 45W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 36.56W | |
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Architecture | FSB | HyperTransport 3.0 |
details | Core i5 6400 | vs | Opteron 3250 HE |
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Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.67 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.34 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 950 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3 |
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