AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Core i7-9700K

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7470K and Intel Core i7-9700K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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 A6-7470K

Intel Core i7-9700K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2119 vs 1306

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2119 vs 1306

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700K

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 23% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2875 vs 1576
8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14459 vs 1799
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7386 vs 3119

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2875 vs 1576
PassMark - CPU mark	14459 vs 1799
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7386 vs 3119

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7470K
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1576

2875

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1799

14459

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2119

1306

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3119

7386

Name	AMD A6-7470K	Intel Core i7-9700K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1576	2875
PassMark - CPU mark	1799	14459
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2119	1306
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3119	7386
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5855
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		195.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.67
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1155
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2066
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1155
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2066

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7470K	Intel Core i7-9700K
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray	AD747KYBI23JC
Place in performance rating	1367	1377
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch date		October 2018
Price now		$409.99
Processor Number		i7-9700K
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		12.64
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.60 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		12 MB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of threads		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x3E98
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 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	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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