AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Core i5-9500

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Core i5-9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A4-9125

Intel Core i5-9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 69% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2573 vs 1037
8.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9865 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2573 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	9865 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

2573

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

9865

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i5-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	2573
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	9865
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1151
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4681
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2042
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4862
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8413
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2042
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4862
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8413

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i5-9500
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	23 Apr 2019
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2248	401
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	9th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$192 - $202
Processor Number		i5-9500
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.00 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		9 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of threads		6
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1151
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot