AMD Athlon PRO 200U vs Intel Core i5-6300U

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon PRO 200U vs Intel Core i5-6300U and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like RealBench, Blender, Prime95, Handbrake, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, 3DMark, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Blender, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6300U 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 i5-6300U

50%

The number of 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 i5-6300U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon PRO 200U

51%

Core i5-6300U

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	89.9
Valorant	102.0	102.1
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	57.2
Apex Legends	95.9	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	76.6
Overwatch	82.6	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.5
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.1
Warzone	79.6	79.6
Assassin's Creed	85.7	85.8
Valheim	84.7	84.7

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 i5-6300U

175%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon PRO 200U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6300U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon PRO 200U	Intel Core i5-6300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	131	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	366	281
Cinbench 20 Single-core	308	299
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	772	739
Cinbench 23 Single-core	489	777
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2355	1834

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

	AMD Athlon PRO 200U	Intel Core i5-6300U
Single-Core	1748	1728
Multi-Core	4150	3275

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

	AMD Athlon PRO 200U	Intel Core i5-6300U
Single-Core	835	790
Multi-Core	1728	1817

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon PRO 200U	Intel Core i5-6300U
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	3 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1600 millions	2400 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. Here Core i5-6300U is 4% better than Athlon PRO 200U in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6300U is better: 18
However, it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon PRO 200U and Intel Core i5-6300U 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 i5-6300U specs and review.