i5-11400F vs Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 5600+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.57
Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.71
+1779%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by a whopping 1779% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2832732
Place by popularitynot in top-10030
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.28
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.6115.59
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release dateDecember 2006 (18 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Core i5-11400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512K256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm14 nm
Die size220 mm2276 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors227 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Core i5-11400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM21200
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Core i5-11400F.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 0.57
i5-11400F 10.71
+1779%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 903
i5-11400F 17005
+1783%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 231
i5-11400F 1980
+757%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 401
i5-11400F 7601
+1796%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 10.71
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 65 Watt

i5-11400F has a 1778.9% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 5600+ in performance tests.


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