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AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel i5-6400

The AMD Athlon 3000G is newer than Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz and is around -14% slower in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD Athlon 3000G uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 6276 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon 3000G×Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $90.99 - BUY
Socket TypeAM4LGA 1151
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedUp to 3.3 GHz
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 4)4 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 192KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 4MBL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDP35W65W
Yearly Running Cost$6.39$11.86
Otherwith Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
First Seen on ChartQ4 2019Q3 2015
# of Samples6515625
CPU Value63.756.8
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1954(0.0%)1949(-0.3%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)4446(-14.0%)5171(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon 3000G
4,446
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
5,171
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon 3000G
63.7
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
56.8
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon 3000G
1,954
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
1,949
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon 3000G Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
Max TDP35W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.