AMD Athlon PRO 200U vs Intel Core i5-6200U

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Athlon PRO 200U vs Intel Core i5-6200U and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Handbrake, Blender, WPrime, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Prime95, Gears 5, MATLAB, Blender, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, Furmark, 7zip.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Halo Infinite
Fortnite
Valorant
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Last Man Standing
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
Grand Theft Auto V
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Apex Legends

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6200U or AMD Athlon PRO 200U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Athlon PRO 200U

51%

Core i5-6200U

50%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Athlon PRO 200U is 1% better than Core i5-6200U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon PRO 200U

51%

Core i5-6200U

50%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	89.7
Valorant	102.0	102.0
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	57.1
Apex Legends	95.9	95.8
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	76.5
Overwatch	82.6	82.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.4
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.0
Warzone	79.6	79.5
Assassin's Creed	85.7	85.6
Valheim	84.7	84.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon PRO 200U

185%

Core i5-6200U

157%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon PRO 200U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6200U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon PRO 200U	Intel Core i5-6200U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	131	119
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	366	290
Cinbench 20 Single-core	308	282
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	772	735
Cinbench 23 Single-core	489	716
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2355	1706

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon PRO 200U	Intel Core i5-6200U
Single-Core	1748	1586
Multi-Core	4150	3019

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon PRO 200U	Intel Core i5-6200U
Single-Core	835	707
Multi-Core	1728	1691

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon PRO 200U	Intel Core i5-6200U
Announcement date	October 01, 2019	April 01, 2015
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1356
Core name	Raven Ridge	Skylake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	6
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	2.8 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1600 millions	1750 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type		DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	3 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM200UC4T2OFB

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon PRO 200U is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6200U is better: 7
However, it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon PRO 200U and Intel Core i5-6200U before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Athlon PRO 200U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon PRO 200U specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-6200U specs and review.