AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and Intel Core i5-9600KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-7480

Intel Core i5-9600KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 82509% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 4.60 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 4.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9600KF

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2746 vs 1558
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10713 vs 1836

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2746 vs 1558
PassMark - CPU mark	10713 vs 1836

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9600KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

2746

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1836

10713

Name	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i5-9600KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	2746
PassMark - CPU mark	1836	10713
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4297
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1272
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5800

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i5-9600KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Coffee Lake
Place in performance rating	1575	1132
Processor Number	A6-7480	i5-9600KF
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		Q1'19
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.70 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	6
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
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
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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)